George Leonard Staunton

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George Leonard Staunton, Lemuel Francis Abbott , circa 1785

Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Baronet (born April 19, 1737 in Galway , Ireland , †  January 14, 1801 in London ) was a traveler, doctor and diplomat in the service of Great Britain . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Staunton ".

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Staunton studied medicine at the University of Montpellier and came to the West Indies as a doctor in 1762 , where he became secretary to George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney , the governor of the island of Grenada . Staunton accompanied him to East India when Macartney took over the governorship of Madras on behalf of the British East India Company . On Macartney's legation trip to China (1792 to 1794) Staunton accompanied him as legation secretary and at the same time received the title of ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. On this trip he observed the Chinese custom of giving tea an orange flavor, later referred to as Earl Gray . Today, however, Earl Gray is provided with bergamot .

On October 31, 1785, Staunton was given the hereditary title of Baronet , of Cargins in the County of Galway , in the Baronetage of Ireland .

George Leonard Staunton died on January 14, 1801 in London. His son George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) later made a career with the East India Company, traveled to India and was a member of the British Parliament.

Honors

According to Staunton, the plant genus is Stauntonia DC. from the finger fruit family (Lardizabalaceae).

Fonts

  • An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. 2 volumes. London 1797. 2nd edition 1798. John Barrow played a major role in this publication .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baronetage: STAUNTON of Cargins, Galway at Leigh Rayment's Peerge
  2. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
  3. ↑ Walter Erhardt among others: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2, page 2057. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
predecessor title successor
New title created Baronet, of Cargins
1785-1801 		George Staunton
personal data
SURNAME Staunton, George Leonard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Staunton, Sir George, 1st Baronet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British diplomat, traveler and doctor
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1737
PLACE OF BIRTH Galway
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1801
Place of death London