2 BIOGEAPHICAL INDEX OF 



Adair, Patrick (fl. 1696). M.D. Sent British seaweeds from 

 Gosport to Doody (E. Syn., ed. 2, 328, &c.), Indian drugs to 

 Sloane, and Cape plants to Plukenet. "A great acquaintance 

 to Dr. Plukenet." Herb. Sloane, 102, in which are plants 

 from Johanna Island, supposed of his collection. Plukenet, 

 Ahn., 45, 115 ; Mant. 167. 



Adams, Francis (1796-1861) : b. Lumftaaian, Aberdeen, 13 

 Mar., 1796; d. Banchory Teman, 26 Peb., 1861. M.A. 

 Aberdeen; Hon. M.D., 1856; LL.D. Glasgow, 1846. Greek 

 scholar. Translated Hippocrates, 1849. Murray, ' Northern 

 Flora,' xvii. and Append. I. ; Diet. Nat. Biog. i. 95. Bust 

 at Univ., Aberdeen. 



Adams, George (1720-86? or 1773): b. London, 1720; d. 

 London, 5 Mar., 1786 ? ' Micrographia lUustrata ' ; Pritz. 1 ; 

 Jacks. 219 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. i. 97. 



Adams, George (1750-95): b. London, 1750; d. London, 14 

 Aug., 1795. F.L.S., 1788. Son of above. 'Essays on 

 Microscope, with view of organization of timber,' 1787. 

 Pritz. 1 ; Jacks. 219 ; Gent. Mag. Ixv. 708 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. 

 i. 97. 



Adams, John (11. 1785). Of Edmonton. ' Account of a Varie- 

 gated American Aloe,' 1785 ; Pritz. (ed. 1), 2. 



Adams, John (fl. 1793-183-). F.L.S., 1795. Of Pembroke. 

 Correspondent of Smith. Conehologist. Drowned off Pem- 

 brokeshire, 183-. E. B. Ill, 248, 462; Lees' 'Botanical 

 Looker-out,' 215 ; E. S. G. L 17. 



Adamson, Frederick (fl. 1840-45). Settler in Victoria. Sent 

 large collections to Sir W. Hooker, 1840-45. Fl. Tasmania, 

 exxvii. 



Aikin, Arthur (1778-1854) : b. Warrington, 19 May, 1778 ; d. 

 London, 15 April, 1854. Son of foUowing. F.L.S., 1818. 

 Original Member Geological Soc, 1807 ; Sec, 1811 ; Sec. to 

 Society of Arts, 1817-1840. Discovered Astrantia major in 

 Salop, 1824. Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. 507 ; E. S. C. i. 28 ; Proc. 

 Geol. Soc. xi. (1855), p. xU.; Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 304; Wall. 

 PL Asiat. iii. 65 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. i. 184 Aikinia Br. =^Epi- 

 thema Bl. 



Aikin, John (1747-1822) : b. Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, 15 

 Jan., 1747 ; d. Stoke Newington, London, 7 Dee., 1822. 

 M.D., Leyden, 1784 ; F.L.S., 1795. Memoir by Lucy Aikin, 

 1823, portr., engr. by Englehart ; Jacks. 213, 244 ; E. S. C. 

 i. 28 ; Munk. ii. 421 ; Gent. Mag. 1823, i. 85 ; Diet. Nat. 

 Biog. i. 185. Portr. by J. Donaldson, engr. by Knight. 



Ainslie, Sir Whitelaw (fl. 1786-1835). M.D. Leyden, 1786 ; 

 Surgeon B. L C, 1788-1815 ; F.E.S. Ed. ' Materia Indiea,' 

 1813, 1826 ; Pritz. 3 ; E. S. C. i. 30 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. i. 190. 

 Ainslicea DC. 



Alton, William (1731-93) : b. near Hamilton, N.B., 1731 ; d. 

 Kew, 1 Feb., 1793. Director of Kew, 1759-1793. ' Hortus 

 Kewensis,' 1789. Eees ; Pritz. 3 ; Jacks. 412 ; Cott. Gard. v. 

 263 ; Johnson, 298 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. i. 207. Oil portr. and 

 engr., Kew. Aitonia Thunb. 



