Benjamin Robert Wheatley
| Benjamin Robert Wheatley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 September 1819 London, England |
| Died | 9 January 1884 (aged 64) London, England |
| Occupation | bibliographer |
Benjamin Robert Wheatley (29 September 1819 – 9 January 1884) was an English bibliographer.
Wheatley was born on 29 September 1819, the eldest son of Benjamin Wheatley, an auctioneer in Piccadilly. He was educated at King's College School, London, and on leaving, took up the compilation of catalogues and indexes.
In 1843 Wheatley catalogued a portion of the library of the Athenæum Club, under the supervision of C. J. Stewart, the bookseller. In 1844 he catalogued the library of Charles Shaw-Lefevre at Heckfield in Hampshire, and in 1845 the remains of the library at Hafod Uchtryd collected by Thomas Johnes In the same year he catalogued the library of the Geological Society, and in 1846 that of Charles Richard Fox in Addison Road, Kensington, and that collected by John Byrom at Kersal Cell, Manchester (catalogue printed in 1848). Between 1847 and 1850 he catalogued the libraries of John Archer Houblon at Hallingbury Place in Essex, of the Alfred Club, of the Marquess of Lansdowne (at Bowood in Wiltshire, and in Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square), of the Royal College of Physicians, of Augustus Gostling at Whitton, of Lord Bolton at Hackwood Park, and of the Army and Navy Club.
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