Haswell was born at Gayfield House, Edinburgh, son of James Haswell, banker, and his wife Margaret, née Cranston. Haswell studied at the Edinburgh Institution and the University of Edinburgh (M.A., 1877; BSc, 1878; … See more

In 1894 Haswell married Josephine Gordon Rich at St Luke's Church in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rich had been a student of … See more

• Taxa named by William Aitcheson Haswell See more

• Patricia Morison, 'Haswell, William Aitcheson (1854–1925)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, MUP, 1983, pp 226–227. … See more

Haswell arrived in Sydney in late 1878 and soon began work in a small marine zoological laboratory at Watsons Bay. There he researched … See more

Haswell resigned his office at the end of 1917 and was appointed professor emeritus. He continued doing research work until shortly … See more

Among the publications of William Aitcheson Haswell are:
• Haswell, William A. (1882). Catalogue of the Australian Stalk- and Sessile-eyed Crustacea. … See more