Andrew Thomas Gage
Andrew Thomas Gage (born December 14, 1871 in Aberdeen , Scotland, † January 21, 1945 in Strathpepper , Ross , Scotland) was a Scottish botanist and military doctor. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Gage ".
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Andrew Thomas Gage was born in Aberdeen, the son of Robert Gage. After graduating from the Grammar School in Old Aberdeen, he studied botany and medicine at the University of Aberdeen , where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1891 , a Bachelor of Science in 1893 and a Bachelor of Medicine in 1896. From 1894 to 1896 he was a field doctor in the military rank of lieutenant (Surg.-Lieut.) With the Indian Medical Service . From 1897 to 1898 he was curator at the Herbarium of the Indian Botanical Gardens in Haora . From 1898 to 1905 he was director of the botanical garden. Between 1917 and 1918 he was responsible for the manufacture of quinine from cinchona bark on behalf of the army in British India .
In 1901 Gage became a Fellow of the Linnean Society . From 1924 to 1929 he was the Society's Librarian and Assistant Secretary.
Andrew Thomas Gage was a passionate plant collector and compiled botanical collections in Malaysia , Burma , Sikkim , Assam and Chittagong for the Botanical Survey of India and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .
Works (selection)
- 1901: A Botanical Tour in the South Lushai Hills
- 1901: On the anatomy of the roots of Phoenix paludosa Roxb.
- 1903: A Census of the Indian Polygonums
- 1904: The Vegetation of the District of Minbu in Upper Burma
- 1912: Catalog of Non-herbaceous Phanerogams Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta
- 1916: Letters to Nathaniel Wallich, 1819-1821
- 1918: Report on the extension of Cinchona cultivation in India
- 1922: Euphorbiaceae novae e Peninsula Malayana
- 1938: A History of the Linnean Society of London
literature
- Cobjeeveram Hayavadana Rao (Ed.) The Indian Biographical Dictionary 1915 . Pillar & Co., Madras, 1915.
- Ray Desmond, Christine Ellwood: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists: including plant collectors, flower painters, and garden designers . CRC Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Andrew Thomas Gage at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gage, Andrew Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1945 |
| Place of death | Strathpepper , Ross , Scotland |