William Wing (1827 - 9 January 1855,

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) was an

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illustrator and entomologist. He was a member of the

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from 1847 and in 1853-1854 assisted John William Douglas his role as minutes secretary. Wing illustrated many zoological and entomological works including

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's ''Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake'' (2 vols, Boone, London 1852)
''Synopsis of the Species of Whales and Dolphins in the Collection of the British Museum''
by

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''The Natural History of the British Entomostraca''
by William Baird and lithography for

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's illustrations for ''A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca''. A number of his watercolours of South Australian Lepidoptera are in the Art Gallery of South Australia. In 1847 his address was 17, Priory Road, South Lambeth, London.

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