Thomas Anderson (botanist)
Thomas Anderson (born February 26, 1832 in Edinburgh , † October 26, 1870 ibid) was a Scottish botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " T.Anderson "; earlier the abbreviation “ T. Anders. " in use.
Anderson worked as a surgeon in India . From 1860 to 1868 he was director of the Calcutta Botanical Garden. He was also the first " Conservator of Forests " in Bengal , where he also collected plants. In 1861 he undertook a collecting trip to Java and the Malay Peninsula .
In 1868 he returned to Scotland sick and devoted himself to work on the Acanthus family (Acanthaceae). Anderson died in Edinburgh in 1870.
Works
- Florula adenensis . In: Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. Bot. 1860.
- Catalog of plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta . 1865.
- On a new genus of Moraceae from Sumatra and Singapore . In: Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. Band 8 , 1865, p. 167-168 .
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- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Thomas Anderson (botanist) at the IPNI
- Short biographical entry at the Nationaalherbarium Nederland (engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1870 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |