Person Buchanan; Francis Hamilton (1762 - 1829) Buchanan Francis Hamilton 1762 - 1829 British Male Branziet in the parish of Callander, Perthshire 15 February 1762 15 June 1829

Surgeon Botany 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 (1814); returned to England (1815) then settled on his mother's estate in Scotland Took his mother's maiden name of Hamilton upon succeeding to her estate of Bardowie, Scotland (after 1815) Fellow 01/05/1806 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 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 15 Feb 1762 - 15 Jun 1829 NA7429 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 06/01/2026 RS_NET\rupert Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/9966168 c3489889-aeba-43b0-a363-737d703fd57e