Person Hector; Sir; James (1834 - 1907) Hector James Sir 1834 - 1907 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland 16 March 1834 Wellington, New Zealand 05/11/1907 19071105

Wellington, New Zealand (by 1865 - death)

Surgeon Geology Natural history Education: Edinburgh. MD (1856) Career: Assistant to Edward Forbes (FRS 1845); Surgeon and Geologist to a Government expedition to western Canada, travelling from Lake Superior to Vancouver (1857-1860); discovered 'Hector's Pass' across the Rocky Mountains; Geologist to the Provincial Government of Otago, New Zealand (1861); Director, Geological Survey of New Zealand. Honours: CMG 1875; KCMG 1887 Memberships: FGS Fellow 07/06/1866 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 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 16 Mar 1834 - 5 Nov 1907 NA7696 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77839526 fe550c99-51fe-4be5-b158-f867cc9a1762