James Anderson (botanist)

Not to be confused with James Anderson of Hermiston.

James Anderson FRSE (17 January 1738, Long Hermiston, Midlothian - 06 August 1809, Garden House, by Madras, India)^[1] was a Scottish physician and botanist.

He was company surgeon for the East India Company from 1786 and physician-general from 1800.^[1]

He wrote about his experiences of culture in the South of India.

He published Varnish and Tallow-trees in 1791 and Culture of Bastard Cedar Trees on Coast of Coromandel in 1794. He was a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. William Roxburgh (1751–1815) named the genus Andersonia after him.

The standard author abbreviation Anderson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 9780902198845. http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf. Retrieved 25 November, 2011.
^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

Ray Desmond (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers. Taylor & Francis and The Natural History Museum (London). ISBN 0-85066-843-3

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Name	Anderson, James
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish physician and botanist
Date of birth	17 January 1738
Place of birth	Long Hermiston
Date of death	-06 August 1809
Place of death	Garden House, by Madras, India

James Anderson (botanist)

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