William Pamplin (5 August 1806 – 9 September 1899) was an English bookseller, publisher and botanist.[1][2] Hunneman introduced many non-native European plants to the United Kingdom.[3]

Portrait of William Pamplin c.1891

Born in 1806 in Chelsea, Pamplin was the son of William Pamplin (1768–1844), a nurseryman.[1][2]

Pamplin wrote for the Magazine of Natural History, and became editor of The Phytologist, owned by John Hunneman. Pamplin married his daughter Caroline, and took over the magazine.[2][4]

Pamplin was also involved with the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt.[5]

The standard author abbreviation Pamplin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Dorr, Laurence J. (1997). "Botanical Libraries and Herbaria in North America. 4. The Samuel Botsford Buckley. Rebecca Mann Dean Mystery". Taxon. 46 (4): 661–687. doi:10.2307/1224474. JSTOR 1224474.
  2. ^ a b c Evan Roberts. "Pamplin, William (1806-1899), botanist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement. Longman, Rees, Orome, Brown and Green. 1839. pp. 208–.
  4. ^ Das Gupta (2011). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, c.1784-1947: Project of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Volume XV, Part 4. Pearson Longman. p. 243. ISBN 978-81-317-5375-0.
  5. ^ "Pamplin, William - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Pamplin.