James Edward Tierney Aitchison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Edward Tierney Aitchison

Surgeon, botanist

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1836

Place of Birth: Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1898

Profession: physician, surgeon, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

For others similarly named, see the James Aitchison navigation pageJames Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE (28 October 1835 – 30 September 1898) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist.
He worked as British Commissioner to Ladakh, India in 1872 and collected numerous specimens from the region and published catalogues of plants including those of economic interest.
The plant genus Aitchisonia was named after him by Helmsley but the name is no longer in use.