Dr William Crowther | |
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| 14th Premier of Tasmania | |
| In office 20 December 1878 – 29 October 1879 | |
| Governor | Frederick Weld |
| Preceded by | William Giblin |
| Succeeded by | William Giblin |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 March 1869 – 12 April 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Fysh |
| Succeeded by | William Crosby |
| Constituency | Hobart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Lodewyk Crowther 15 April 1817 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 April 1885 (aged 67) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Spouse | Sarah Victoria Marie Louise Muller |
| Profession | Surgeon |
William Lodewyk Crowther FRCS (15 April 1817 − 12 April 1885) was a Tasmanian politician, who was Premier of Tasmania from 20 December 1878 to 29 October 1879.
His careers in medicine, politics, and business were overshadowed in modern times by his alleged role in the unsanctioned exhumation and decapitation of William Lanne's body. Lanne was believed to be the last "full-blooded" Aboriginal Tasmanian male and after the exhumation, his skull was sent by Crowther to the Royal College of Surgeons in London for preservation.