William Sole

On qualifying, he moved to Bath,[5] where he practised is profession from premises in Trim Street with partner Thomas West.

He specialised in the study of mints, in his garden and by the specimens he collected from a number of places in the United Kingdom.

[5] Sprengel named the genus Solea for Sole, although this was later merged into Hybanthus, or into Pombalia, in recent studies.

[5][7] William Sole made his will shortly before his death on 15 January 1802[4] and left his estate to his siblings living in Cambridgeshire.

He died on 7 February 1802, aged 63, and was buried at Church of St John The Baptist, Batheaston.

Image of English church
St John the Baptist Church, Batheaston
View of grave yard
Approximate location (foreground) of William Sole's grave in St John the Baptist Church, Batheaston.
Botanical illustration grasses.
Example from Sole's 1799 article on English grasses. [ 10 ]
Botanical illustration
Medow foxtail grass. Artist unknown. llustration created for William Sole's book of grasses [ 11 ]