William Hunter

British botanist (1755-1812).

William Hunter (1755 in Montrose, Angus – 1812) was an official and minister in India, then secretary to the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, Bengal. He made one of the first Bible translations into Hindi. He studied at the University of Aberdeen and went to India in 1781. He succeeded John Borthwick Gilchrist as the secretary of the Asiatic Society in 1804 and in 1805 was made the Secretary of the college.

Abbreviations: W.Hunter
Occupations: translator, botanist, surgeon, Bible translator
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Languages: English
Dates: 1755-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1812-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Montrose
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 9 plants, 0 fungi

4 plants attributed, 5 plants contributed to9 plants:

Ixora cuneata W.Hunter 1909
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Ixora malaica W.Hunter 1909
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Nauclea gambeer W.Hunter 1909
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Melastoma tomentosum W.Hunter 1909
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Uncaria gambir (Gambier) (W.Hunter) Roxb. 1824
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Uncaria gambir, the gambier or gambir, is a species of plant in the genus Uncaria found in Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia and Indonesia.
Uncaria acida (W.Hunter) Roxb. 1824
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Uncaria acida is a species of liana in the family Rubiaceae.
Actephila collinsiae W.Hunter ex Craib 1924
plant species in the phyllanthaceae family
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Polyspora spectabilis (W.Hunter) Orel, Peter G.Wilson, Curry & Luu 2013
plant species in the theaceae family
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Volkameria fastigiata W.Hunter ex Ridl. 1909
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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