William Bollaert
1807–76
Chemist and ethnologist. Chemical assistant at the Royal Institution, then chemist and assayist for Peruvian silver mines. Travelled extensively in South America, Central America, and Texas, publishing geographical and ethnological observations made during his explorations. An associate member of the Royal Geographical Society and a fellow of the Ethnological and Anthropological Societies of London.
Source
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 47 (1877): 148–150, Modern English biography.
Bibliography
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
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