Thomas Anderson
Scottish physician and botanist . Entered the Bengal medical service in 1854. Superintendent, Calcutta botanic garden, 1861–8; conservator of forests, Bengal, 1864–9; retired because of ill health. Instituted experiments that led to the successful cultivation of Cinchona in India.
Sources: Desmond, Ray 1992: 100–1 Desmond, Ray 1994 DSB Stebbing, E. P. 1922–6 1: 515
(See the bibliography for full references to sources)
See also Correspondence, volume(s): 11,12