# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francis-buchanan-hamilton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:37:59.597Z

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name: "Francis Buchanan-Hamilton"
slug: "francis-buchanan-hamilton"
description: "Francis Buchanan, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India. He did not assume the name of Hamilton until three years after his retirement from India."
tagline: "Scottish physician, traveller and naturalist (1762-1829)"
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birthDate: "1762-02-15"
deathDate: "1829-06-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump