Person King; Sir; George (1840 - 1909) King George Sir 1840 - 1909 British Male Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 12 April 1840 San Remo, Italy 12/02/1909 19090212 Burial: San Remo, Italy

Bailey's Hotel, Kensington (during the summer) San Remo, Liguria, Italy (during the winter)

Botany Education: Aberdeen University. MB (1865) Career: Entered the Indian Service (1865); Superintendent, Botanic Garden, Calcutta (by 1871); left India (1898); continued work as a botanist at Kew Gardens; died of apoplexy Honours: CIE 1890; KCIE 1898 Memberships: FLS Son of Robert King, bookseller Fellow 09/06/1887 Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series B 1909 vol 81 pp xi-xxviii signed by D P International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 12 Apr 1840 - 12 Feb 1909 NA1656 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes fd7ef1a7-c16f-49f7-b5d9-2ec9af2d7794