George King (botanist)
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Sir George King was a British botanist who was appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and became the first director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. He was
Portrait of Sir George King
Portrait in The Gardeners' Chronicle (1909)
Memorial to Sir George King, St Machar's Cathedral
Thomas Anderson (botanist)
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Thomas Anderson FLS was a Scottish botanist who worked in India. He was involved in research on cinchona cultivation in India.
George King (botanist)
…of the Gazetteers. It was recommend that he be made a permanent Deputy Conservator. In 1869, the Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, Thomas Anderson, fell ill and left for Europe, and in 1871, the Secretary of State for India selected King as a successor. King took up the position and was also a…
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The grave of Thomas Anderson, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Thomas Anderson Calcutta