William Blakely
William Faris Blakely (November 1875 – 1 September 1941) was an Australian botanist and collector. From 1913 to 1940 he worked in the National Herbarium of New South Wales, working with Joseph Maiden on "Eucalyptus", Maiden named a "red gum" in his honour, "Eucalyptus blakelyi". His botanical work centred particularly on "Acacias", Loranthaceae and Eucalypts. The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.