Biography
Thomas Waller Gissing (1829-1870), father of the novelist George Gissing, moved to Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, to open a pharmacy in 1856, the year before George's birth.
Source: [Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller](https://www.kaycraddock.com/pages/books/150778/t-w-gissing/materials-for-a-flora-of-wakefield-and-its-neighbourhood)
Source: [Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller](https://www.kaycraddock.com/pages/books/150778/t-w-gissing/materials-for-a-flora-of-wakefield-and-its-neighbourhood)
