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Nathaniel Wolff Wallich FRS FRSE (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British East India Company.
Apr 11, 2024 · Nathaniel Wallich (b. 28 January 1786, Copenhagen, Denmark–d. 28 April 1854, London, England)1 was a widely respected Danish surgeon and naturalist.2 He played a key role in persuading the British government to establish Singapore’s first botanical and experimental garden, which was located on Government Hill (presently Fort Canning Hill).
23 hours ago · Two new statues of Sir Stamford Raffles and Nathaniel Wallich were unveiled in May. 21, 2024, at Canning Rise in Fort Canning Park.
1 day ago · The new statues of Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Nathaniel Wallich at Fort Canning Park are to acknowledge their contributions to Singapore's botanical heritage, said National Development Minister ...
1 day ago · The artwork was unveiled on May 21, 2024 at the site of the first botanical and experimental garden established by Sir Stamford Raffles and Danish botanist, Dr Nathaniel Wallich, in Fort Canning Park.
N athaniel Wallich was born at Copenhagen, in Denmark on January 28, 1786. In 1806 Wallich obtained the diploma of the Royal Academy of Surgeons at Copenhagen and in the autumn of that year was appointed Surgeon to the Danish settlement at Serampore, then known as Frederischnagor in Bengal.
Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a medical doctor and botanist from Denmark. He worked in India; firstly in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the East India Company.
May 23, 2024 · The artwork, titled “Scholars in Conversation: Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Nathaniel Wallich”, was unveiled by the National Parks Board (NParks) on Tuesday (May 21) to honour their ...
Sep 1, 2008 · The career of the Danish-born botanist Nathaniel Wallich, superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden from 1815 to 1846, illustrates the complex nature of botanical science under the East India Company and shows how the plant life of South Asia was used as a capital resource both in the service of the Company's economic interests and for ...
The Herbarium of the Honourable East India Company, better known as the 'Wallich Herbarium' (K-W), is the largest separate herbarium at Kew. The nucleus of the collection is formed from specimens obtained by Nathaniel Wallich on his travels and is rich in material from the Indian subcontinent.
