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Date of Birth
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16-March-1834
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Place of Birth
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Edinburgh
(United Kingdom, Scotland, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
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Nationality
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New Zealand, Scotland
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Also know as
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Dr. James Hector
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Profession
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Geologist, Physician, Scientist
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Sir James Hector was a Scottish 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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