Sir James Hector

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.

Hector's dolphin, Mt Hector in the Tararuas and the Hector Mountains in Otago are named after him. Kicking Horse Pass in the Canadian Rockies is named after an incident involving James Hector.

Wikipedia reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hector

Other References

• Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 430