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William Home Lizars

Name

William Home Lizars

Culture

Scottish

Gender

Male

Birth date

1788

Birth place

Edinburgh, Scotland View on map Close map

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Death date

30 March 1859

Death Place

Edinburgh, Dcotland View on map Close map

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Occupations

Book publisher | Engraver

Summary

Worked: Scotland

NGA IRN

37996

Context

Australia

Biography

Lizars published 'The Naturalist's Library', a series of 40 volumes edited by Sir William Jardine.

Last Updated

12 Oct 2025