James Edward Tierney Aitchison | |
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| Born | 28 October 1835 Neemuch, India |
| Died | 30 September 1898 Kew Green, London |
| Occupation(s) | surgeon and botanist |
James Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE FRSE FRS FRCSE (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. In authorship he is normally known as J. E. T. Aitchison.