Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762–1829), Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.

IPNI standard form: Buch.-Ham. (botany)
Author abbreviation: Hamilton (zoology)

After his elder brother's death, the maternal inheritance fell to him, but to claim it, he needed to change his last name.

Taxon names authored

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• 122 taxon names authored by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Eponyms

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• 6 eponyms of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Publications

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• Buchanan, F. 1807. A journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar, performed under the orders of the most noble the Marquis Wellesley, Governor General of India ... T. Cadell and W. Davies etc., London. 3: i-iv + 1-479 + i-xiii + index. Reference page. 
• Hamilton, F. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Archibald Constable & Co., Hurst, Robinson & Co. Pp. i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. BHL Reference page. 
• Hamilton, F. 1822. A Commentary on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part I. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 474–560. BHL Reference page. 
• Hamilton, F. 1824. A Commentary on the Second Part of the Hortus Malabaricus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14: 171–312. BHL Reference page. 
• Hamilton, F. 1827. A Commentary on the Third Part of the Hortus Malabaricus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15: 78–152. BHL Reference page.