Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
Born
Francis Buchanan

(1762-02-15)15 February 1762
Callander, Perthshire
Died15 June 1829(1829-06-15) (aged 67)
Other namesFrancis Hamilton, formerly Buchanan; Francis Hamilton; Buchanan-Hamilton; Francis Hamilton Buchanan; Francis Buchanan Hamilton
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forAn account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of London
Scientific career
InstitutionsCalcutta botanical garden, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Author abbrev. (botany)Buch.-Ham.
Author abbrev. (zoology)Hamilton, Hamilton-Buchanan

Francis Buchanan FRSE FRS FLS (15 February 1762 – 15 June 1829), later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India. He did not assume the name of Hamilton until three years after his retirement from India.[1]

The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham. is applied to plants and animals he described, though today the form "Hamilton, 1822" is more usually seen in ichthyology and is preferred by Fishbase.

  1. ^ V.H. Jackson, preface in "Journal of Francis Buchanan", Delhi, 1989.

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