James Edward Tierney Aitchison
James Edward Tierney Aitchison (born October 28, 1836 in Nimach , India , † September 30, 1898 in Mortlake , Surrey ) was an English doctor , botanist , plant collector and traveler. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Aitch. "; but it is also the abbreviation “ Aitchis. " in use.
Aitchison received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1858 . His travels took him to Afghanistan and Kashmir, among others . In 1881 he became a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 1883 of the Royal Society of London .
Honor taxon
The English botanist William Hemsley has the plant genus Aitchisonia from the family of the redness plants (Rubiaceae) named in his honor.
Works
- A catalog of the plants of the Punjab and Sindh . 1869.
- The botany of the Afghan delimitation commission . In: Transactions of the Linnean Society of London . 1888.
swell
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for James Edward Tierney Aitchison at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aitchison, James Edward Tierney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English doctor, botanist, plant collector and traveler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nimach , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1898 |
| Place of death | Mortlake , Surrey |