Anglo-french botanist, physician, and explorer (1819-1877).
Hugh Algernon Weddell (22 June 1819 – 22 July 1877) was an Anglo-French physician and botanist, and specialised in South American flora after accompanying the botanist Castelnau on an expedition into the Andes from 1843 to 1848.
Abbreviations: Wedd.
Occupations: scientific collector, physician, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: French
Dates: 1819-06-22T00:00:00Z – 1877-07-22T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Painswick
Direct attributions: 539 plants, 3 fungi
Authorship mentions: 794 plants, 23 fungi