Hugh Falconer

Hugh Falconer (February 29 1808 - January 31 1865) was a Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and botanist, and the younger brother of the notable merchant Alexander Falconer .

Falconer was Superintendent of the botanic garden at Saharanpur, India from 1832-1842 during which time he became noted for his study of fossil mammals in the Sewalik Hills . Ill health forced him to leave India and he subsequently travelled extensively throughout Europe making geological observations. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845.

The flower Rhododendron falconeri was named after Falconer by Joseph Dalton Hooker.

External links

• The Friends of The Falconer Museum