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William Griffith (4 March 1810 – 9 February 1845[1]) was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist. Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam. He explored various parts of Burma, traveling the rivers, including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon. He visited the highlands of Sikkim, and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla. Subsequently, Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca, where he died of a parasitic liver disease.
William was born at Ham on 4 March 1810, the son of Thomas Griffith. He studied under a private tutor along with brothers and even in his early days, took an interest in botany. He later went to London University where he studied under Robert Brown and John Lindley. He was also influenced by his friend R.H. Solly. He studied briefly at Paris under Charles Mirbel and at the Chelsea Physic Garden. He received the Linnaean Gold Medal of the Society of Apothecaries in 1830 (botanical class) and joined the East India Company as an assistant surgeon at Madras on 24 September 1832. In 1835 he was deputed to join Nathaniel Wallich and John McClelland on a mission to examine tea cultivation in northeastern India. The Commissioner in Assam, Jenkins, later deputed him to visit the Mishmi Hills and the Lohit valley. He served with Major Robert Boileau Pemberton's mission to Bhutan in 1837. In 1839 he visited the Indus region and studied the botany of Afghanistan, returning to 1841 and recuperating in Shimla before visiting his brother at Jabalpur. When Nathaniel Wallich visited South Africa, he was made in-charge of the Calcutta Botanical Garden and also acted as Professor of Botany at the Medical College from 1842 to 1844. On being relieved, he moved back to the Straits of Malacca, falling ill and dying of a liver disorder on 10 February 1845. The Calcutta Journal of Natural History, produced with assistance from him ceased and the subscriptions were used by John McClelland to publish Griffith's unpublished manuscripts.[2]
He married Emily Henderson (sister of his brother's wife) in September 1844 and in December of the same year he sailed from Calcutta to Malacca but on arrival in January 1845 he suffered from hepatitis and died on 9 February. He was buried in Malacca. A memorial tablet was placed at the St. George's Cathedral in Madras.[2][3]
Griffith, William (1847) Journals of Travels in Assam Burma Bootan Affghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Bishop's College Press, Calcutta; reprinted 2001 Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi.
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^"Obituary". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (100): 447. 1845. doi:10.1080/037454809495373. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ abAnon. (1847). "Biographical memoir of the late William Griffith". Madras Journal of Literature and Science. 14: 187–197.
^"[Anniversary Meeting]". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 1: 239–244. 1845.
^Stearn, William (1973). A Gardener's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 159. ISBN0304937215.
^D. Gledhill The Names of Plants, p. 184, at Google Books
^De Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, Brigitta E.E. (2007). "Xanthophyllum Roxb.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 254–255.
Referencesedit
Lang, W. H. (1913) "William Griffith, 1810-1845" in Oliver, Francis W. (ed.) (1913) Makers of British Botany: A Collection of Biographies by Living Botanists Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 178-191, OCLC 5146484
Arnold, David (2006) The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze: India, Landscape, and Science, 1800-1856 University of Washington Press, Seattle, pp. 16–17, 63, 65, 67, 144, 157, 159, 167, and 171–176, ISBN0-295-98581-X
"William Griffith British Botanist" The Beauty of Orchids and Flowers website
January 01, 1970
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Griff redirects here For other uses see Griff William Griffith 4 March 1810 9 February 1845 1 was a British doctor naturalist and botanist Griffith s botanical publications are from India and Burma After a brief stay in Madras he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim Burma where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam He explored various parts of Burma traveling the rivers including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon He visited the highlands of Sikkim and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla Subsequently Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca where he died of a parasitic liver disease William Griffith in 1843 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Taxa named in honour 2 Selected publications 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Memorial inscription at Madras William was born at Ham on 4 March 1810 the son of Thomas Griffith He studied under a private tutor along with brothers and even in his early days took an interest in botany He later went to London University where he studied under Robert Brown and John Lindley He was also influenced by his friend R H Solly He studied briefly at Paris under Charles Mirbel and at the Chelsea Physic Garden He received the Linnaean Gold Medal of the Society of Apothecaries in 1830 botanical class and joined the East India Company as an assistant surgeon at Madras on 24 September 1832 In 1835 he was deputed to join Nathaniel Wallich and John McClelland on a mission to examine tea cultivation in northeastern India The Commissioner in Assam Jenkins later deputed him to visit the Mishmi Hills and the Lohit valley He served with Major Robert Boileau Pemberton s mission to Bhutan in 1837 In 1839 he visited the Indus region and studied the botany of Afghanistan returning to 1841 and recuperating in Shimla before visiting his brother at Jabalpur When Nathaniel Wallich visited South Africa he was made in charge of the Calcutta Botanical Garden and also acted as Professor of Botany at the Medical College from 1842 to 1844 On being relieved he moved back to the Straits of Malacca falling ill and dying of a liver disorder on 10 February 1845 The Calcutta Journal of Natural History produced with assistance from him ceased and the subscriptions were used by John McClelland to publish Griffith s unpublished manuscripts 2 He married Emily Henderson sister of his brother s wife in September 1844 and in December of the same year he sailed from Calcutta to Malacca but on arrival in January 1845 he suffered from hepatitis and died on 9 February He was buried in Malacca A memorial tablet was placed at the St George s Cathedral in Madras 2 3 The standard author abbreviation Griff is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 4 Taxa named in honour edit There are number of plants with specific names griffithianus griffithia and griffithii named in honour of William Griffith Including Bulbophyllum griffithii Euphorbia griffithii Hopea griffithii Iris griffithii Larix griffithii Magnolia griffithii 5 6 and Xanthophyllum griffithii 7 Selected publications editGriffith William 1847 Journals of Travels in Assam Burma Bootan Affghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Bishop s College Press Calcutta reprinted 2001 Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers New Delhi Notes edit Obituary Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15 100 447 1845 doi 10 1080 037454809495373 Retrieved 19 January 2016 a b Anon 1847 Biographical memoir of the late William Griffith Madras Journal of Literature and Science 14 187 197 Anniversary Meeting Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1 239 244 1845 International Plant Names Index Griff Stearn William 1973 A Gardener s Dictionary of Plant Names Revised ed London Cassell published 1963 p 159 ISBN 0304937215 D Gledhill The Names of Plants p 184 at Google Books De Wilde W J J O Duyfjes Brigitta E E 2007 Xanthophyllum Roxb In Soepadmo E Saw L G Chung R C K Kiew Ruth eds Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vol 6 Forest Research Institute Malaysia pp 254 255 References editLang W H 1913 William Griffith 1810 1845 in Oliver Francis W ed 1913 Makers of British Botany A Collection of Biographies by Living Botanists Cambridge University Press Cambridge UK pp 178 191 OCLC 5146484 Arnold David 2006 The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze India Landscape and Science 1800 1856 University of Washington Press Seattle pp 16 17 63 65 67 144 157 159 167 and 171 176 ISBN 0 295 98581 XExternal links editWorks by William Griffith at Project Gutenberg Works by or about William Griffith at Internet Archive Works by William Griffith 1810 1845 at Biodiversity Heritage Library William Griffith British Botanist The Beauty of Orchids and Flowers website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Griffith botanist amp oldid 1222288760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
