Hugh Low
British naturalist (1824-1905) · Scientists · Died at 80
Sir Hugh Low, was a British colonial administrator and naturalist. After a long residence in various colonial roles in Labuan, he was appointed as British administrator in the Malay Peninsula where he made the first trials of Hevea rubber in the region.
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He is often considered the first successful British administrator in the region, whose methods became models for subsequent British colonial operation in the entire South East Asia Region.
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1824 to 1905 · aged 80
