William Jameson
Scottish-Ecuadorian botanist (1796-1873) · Scientists · Died at 76
William ("Gulielmo") Jameson (1796-1873) was a Scottish-Ecuadorian botanist. He was born in Edinburgh and studied at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He made several voyages as a ship's surgeon, first to Baffin Bay, then to South America. In 1826 he settled in Quito, Ecuador.
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He was then appointed professor of chemistry and botany at Universidad Central del Ecuador. He went back to Edinburgh in 1869, returned to Quito in 1872, and died shortly thereafter.
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1796 to 1873 · aged 76
