Dugald Carmichael | |
Birth Date: | 1772 |
Birth Place: | Stronacraoibh, Lismore Island |
Nationality: | British |
Death Date: | 1827 |
Death Place: | Appin |
Field: | Botany |
Dugald Carmichael (born 1772 in Stronacraoibh, Lismore Island, died 1827 in Appin[1]) was a Scottish botanist and officer in the 72nd Highlanders. He is known as the "Father of Marine Botany". The plant genus Carmichaelia is named after him.[2]
He was a friend of Sir William Hooker.