Biography

**William Colenso** (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an account of the events at Waitangi.

Books by William Colenso

Maori-English Lexicon : Being
Maori-English Lexicon : Being a Comprehensive Dictionary of the New Zealand Tongue
2023
Maori-English Lexikon [specime
Maori-English Lexikon [specimens of a Maori-engl. and Engl. -maori Dictionary]
2023
Ancient Tide-Lore and Tales of
Ancient Tide-Lore and Tales of the Sea, from the Two Ends of the World
2022
An Account Of Visits To, And Crossings Over, The Ruahine Mountain Range, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
An Account Of Visits To, And Crossings Over, The Ruahine Mountain Range, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2009
On the Māori races of New Zeal
On the Māori races of New Zealand
2001
Traditions of the Maoris / W.
Traditions of the Maoris / W. Colenso
2001
The authentic and genuine history of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand, February 5 and 6, 1840
The authentic and genuine history of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand, February 5 and 6, 1840
1971
A Maori-English lexicon
A Maori-English lexicon
1898
A description of some new indi
A description of some new indigenous New Zealand forest ferns
1897
A description of a few more ne
A description of a few more newly-discovered indigenous plants; being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand
1895
A description of two new ferns
A description of two new ferns and one new Lycopodium, lately detected in our New Zealand forests
1895
An account of the finding of t
An account of the finding of two Australian plants, hitherto unnoticed, here in New Zealand
1895
A description of a few lately-
A description of a few lately-discovered rare indigenous ferns
1893
A list of fungi recently detec
A list of fungi recently detected and collected in the Bush District, county of Hawke's Bay; being a further contribution to the indigenous flora of New Zealand
1893
Memorandum of a few new specie
Memorandum of a few new species of Hepaticae lately detected in the seventy-mile Bush District; as kindly determined by Dr. F. Stephani, of Berlin
1893
A list of new species of Hepat
A list of new species of Hepaticae novae-zelandiae, named by F. Stephani, Leipzig
1892
Description of three species o
Description of three species of newly-discovered New Zealand ferns
1892
Plain and practical thoughts a
Plain and practical thoughts and notes on New Zealand botany
1892
A description of some newly-di
A description of some newly-discovered indigenous plants, being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand
1891
An enumeration of fungi recent
An enumeration of fungi recently discovered in New Zealand
1891
A description of some newly di
A description of some newly discovered phaenogamic plants
1890
Ancient tide-lore and tales of
Ancient tide-lore and tales of the sea, from the ends of the world. Also some highly curious ancient andlegendary little known east coast Maori stories
1889
Fifty years ago in New Zealand
Fifty years ago in New Zealand
1888
A description of some newly-di
A description of some newly-discovered cryptogamic plants, being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand
1887
A description of four new fern
A description of four new ferns from our New Zealand forests
1883
Descriptions of a few new indi
Descriptions of a few new indigenous plants
1883
On the large number of species
On the large number of species of ferns noticed in a small area in the New Zealand forests, in the Seventy-mile Bush, between Norsewood and Danneverke, in the provincial district of Hawke's Bay
1883