James Edward Tierney Aitchison

James Edward Tierney Aitchison
Photograph from the Kew archives
Born(1835-10-28)28 October 1835
Neemuch, India
Died30 September 1898(1898-09-30) (aged 62)
Kew Green, London
Occupationssurgeon and botanist

James Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE FRSE FRS FRCSE (28 October 1835 – 30 September 1898) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. He worked as British Commissioner to Ladakh, India in 1872 and collected numerous specimens from the region and published catalogues of plants including those of economic interest. The plant genus Aitchisonia was named after him by Helmsley but the name is no longer in use. In authorship he is normally known as J. E. T. Aitchison.

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