Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Scottish biologist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1762

Place of Birth: Callander, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1829

Profession: physician, zoologist, ornithologist, botanist, ichthyologist, pteridologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Dr Francis Buchanan FRS FRSE FLS FAS FSA DL (15 February 1762 – 15 June 1829), later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India. The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham.
is applied to plants and animals he described, though today the form "Hamilton, 1822" is more usually seen in ichthyology and is preferred by Fishbase.