James Hector
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Scottish born New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir James Hector was a Scottish-New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition as a surgeon and geologist. He went on to have a lengthy career as a government employed man of science in New Zealand, and during this period he dominated the colony's scientific institutions in a way that no single man has since.
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