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Sir James Hector | |
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| Born | 16 March 1834 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 6 November 1907 (aged 73) Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Scottish, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Geologist, naturalist, surgeon |
| Known for | Palliser's expedition, New Zealand Geological Survey |
| Spouse | Maria Georgiana Monro |
| Relatives | David Monro (father-in-law), Charles Monro (brother-in-law) |
| Awards | Lyell Medal (1877) Clarke Medal (1887) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Geological Survey of New Zealand, University of New Zealand (Chancellor) |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Hector |
Sir James Hector KCMG FRS FRSE (16 March 1834 – 6 November 1907) was a Scottish-New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition as a surgeon and geologist.[1] He went on to have a lengthy career as a government employed man of science in New Zealand, and during this period he dominated the colony's scientific institutions in a way that no single man has since.
- ^ Woodward, Horace Bolingbroke (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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