| Authorised form of name | Buchanan; Francis Hamilton (1762 - 1829) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1829 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Branziet in the parish of Callander, Perthshire |
| Date of birth | 15 February 1762 |
| Date of death | 15 June 1829 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1783, Edinburgh)
Career:
Surgeon, Bengal Establishment, HEIC; made botanical excursions; asked to report on countries of Mysore, Canaria and Malabar (1800); work published (1807); accompanied Lord Wellesley on return voyage (1806); made statistical survey of Presidency of Bengal (took 7 years); Superintendent, Botanical Garden, Calcutta (1914); returned to England (1815) then settled on his mother's estate in Scotland
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/05/1806 |
| Relationships | Took his mother's maiden name of Hamilton upon succeeding to her estate of Bardowie, Scotland (after 1815) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/9966168 |
| Code | NA7429 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1806/01 | Buchanan, Francis Hamilton: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| AP/13/28 | Unpublished paper, address as President of the Royal Society by Davies Gilbert | 30 November 1829 |