Rev William Lucas Collins (baptised 23 May 1815 – 24 March 1887) was a Church of England priest and essayist.
William Lucas Collins was born in 1815 at Oxwich, near Swansea, Glamorgan, south Wales.
He was sent to be educated at Rugby School (1829–33) and Jesus College, Oxford (matriculating in 1833, obtaining a BA in Literae Humaniores in 1838 and his MA in 1840).
[1] He was also a writer, contributing articles on university life and public schools to Blackwood's Magazine.
He also edited volumes on Homer's Iliad and Thucydides for the publisher John Blackwood's series Ancient Classics for English Readers.