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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed	2011-04-00
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surnames	Griffith
	First Name(s)	William
	Year of Birth	1810
	Year of Death	1845
	Entry	Son of Thomas Griffith : born March 4, 1810 : studied medicine : educated at the University of London : went to Madras in 1832, in the E.I. Co.'s medical service : botanical member of an expedition to Assam, 1835, in connexion with the search for, and discovery of, the tea plant : explored between Sadiya and Ava : and from Assam to Ava and Rangoon : attached in 1837 to Pemberton's embassy to Bhutan : in 1839, accompanied the Army of the Indus to Kabul, and went beyond the Hindu Kush to Khorasan : on medical duties to Malacca in 1841-2 : made enormous and valuable collections of dried plants on his journeys : they were distributed from Kew after his death : he also made researches in Natural History and valuable collections : acting Superintendent of the Botanic Garden, near Calcutta, and Professor of Botany at the Medical College, Calcutta : again to Malacca in 1844, and died there, Feb. 9, 1845 : his valuable notes and collected papers were published in nine volumes after his death, at the expense of the E.I. Co. : the editorial work is said to have been badly done: he had the greatest reputation for his achievements as ' one of the most brilliant of Indian botanists ' : he published papers in scientific Journals.

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