Thomas Thomson was a British surgeon with the British East India Company before becoming a botanist. He was a friend of Joseph Dalton Hooker and helped write the first volume of Flora Indica.
He was born in Glasgow the son of Thomas Thomson,... Wikipedia
Born: December 4, 1817, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: April 18, 1878 (age 60 years), Kolkata, India
Education: University of Glasgow
Parents: Thomas Thomson