GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003305
NameWilliam ('Billy') King Richardson
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1859-01-01 - d. ca. 1951-01-01 (new)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - III. Sermons concerning the Education of Children: MS Richardson 48
Linked Sermons
Linked Reports
Source of DataHannah Yip
Biographical Sources Consulted
Other NoteWilliam King Richardson (1859-1951) graduated summa cum laude from Harvard on 30 June 1880 with a degree in Classical Languages. In 1882, he was awarded a double first at Balliol College, Oxford. He practised law in Boston, specialising in patents and trademarks; he also collected books and manuscripts for over forty years, and was particularly interested in illuminated manuscripts, illustrated books, incunabula and fine bindings. Richardson bequeathed his library of almost 1,700 volumes to Harvard in 1951.
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| blogs.harvard.edu/houghton/wkr1/ | William P. Stoneman, 'William King Richardson, Part I: Diplomas and Certificates', Houghton Library Blog (10 June 2016). |
| blogs.harvard.edu/houghton/wkr3/ | Dennis C. Marnon, 'William King Richardson, Part III: Mischievous Billy Richardson', Houghton Library Blog (1 July 2016). |
| library.harvard.edu/collections/william-king-richardson-collection | The William King Richardson Collection at Houghton Library, Harvard. |
GEMMS record createdMarch 02, 2021
GEMMS record last editedMarch 04, 2021