Anderson, William (1750 - 1788)

On board the Resolution on Cook's second voyage, but this ship did not visit Australia. Surgeon and naturalist on the Resolution, on Cook's third voyage (1776-1780).  Collected at Adeventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania (26-30 January 1777).  His collection is at the British Museum (BM), with some duplicates at WELT.
 

Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed. ABRS. [consult for source references]