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| James Edward Tierney Aitchison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 October 1835 Neemuch, India |
| Died | 30 September 1898 Kew Green, London |
| Occupation(s) | surgeon and botanist |
James Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE FRSE FRS FRCSE (28 October 1835 – 30 September 1898) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist.
Life
He was the son of Major James Aitchison, HEICS, and was educated at Lasswade Parish School, Dalkeith Grammar School and the Edinburgh Academy. He obtained his doctorate in medicine at Edinburgh University in 1858, and then entered the Bengal Medical Service. He harvested plants in India from 1861 to 1872, in Afghanistan from 1879 to 1885 and occasionally in Ireland 1867 to 1869. He published a catalogue of plants of Punjab and Sindh in 1869, "On the flora of Kuram Valley, etc.. Afghanistan" in the Journal of the Linnean Society in 1880–1881 and various other publications in the publications of the Linnean Society of London (he was a member from 1863). He became a member of the Royal Society in 1883. His herbarium is preserved in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Calcutta.
He stood as the Liberal Unionist candidate for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire in the 1892 General Election.
Botanical references
The standard author abbreviation Aitch. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.Works
- A catalogue of the plants of the Punjab and Sindh, Taylor and Francis, 1869
- The zoology of the Afghan Delimitation Commission, 1888
References
- Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- Transactions and proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Volume 21, Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 1900
- http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf
- AITCHISON. "AITCHISON, James Edward Tierney". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black.
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- International Plant Names Index. Aitch.
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