Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

(15.II.1762 - 15.VI.1829)

Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.

Publications

• Hamilton, F. 1822: An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London: i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39.

Authored Taxa

• Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822: 209, 380) [as Osmerus nehereus]