James Hector
Scottish born New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon (1834-1907) · Scientists · Died at 73
Sir James Hector was a Scottish-New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition as a surgeon and geologist.
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1907Died6 November 19071891Founder’s MedalAward1887Clarke MedalAwardKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeAward1877Lyell MedalAward1875Companion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeAward1874Order of the Golden and Rosy CrossAward1866Fellow of the Linnean Society of LondonAward1860Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonAwardFellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1834Born16 March 1834
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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 person has since.
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Deceased
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Lived 1834 to 1907 · aged 73
