Emanuel Bonavia

Emanuel W. Bonavia (also spelled Emmanuel) (15 July 1829^[1] – 14 November 1908) was a Maltese surgeon in the Indian Medical Service who wrote on many aspects of natural history, economic botany, and pioneered horticultural research in Lucknow. He was the first superintendent of the Lucknow Provincial Museum and the founder of the Lucknow Horticultural Gardens.