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Hugh Low

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British naturalist (1824-1905)

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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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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

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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. 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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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1824 to 1905 · aged 80
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