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Hugh Falconer ( February 29 1808 – January 31 1865 ) was a Scottish Palaeontologist , Geologist and Botanist , and the younger brother of the notable Merchant Alexander Falconer . Falconer was Superintendent of the Botanic Garden at Saharanpur , India from 1832 - 1842 during which time he became noted for his study of Fossil Mammals in the Sewalik Hills . Ill health forced him to leave India and he subsequently travelled extensively throughout Europe making geological observations. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845 . The flower '' Rhododendron Falconeri '' was named after Falconer by Joseph Dalton Hooker . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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