James Barnston
Physician, Deceased Person
1831 – 1858
Who was James Barnston?
James Barnston, a son of HBC fur trader George Barnston, was born at Norway House, and trained as a physician at the University of Edinburgh.
Barnston had a love of natural history from his father's influence and this was nurtured while studying medicine. He returned to Canada in 1853 and practiced medicine in Montreal where he also actively continued his botanical pursuits. He promoted the founding of a chair in natural history at McGill University and became the first professor of botany at that institution.
He became ill at the end of his first course of lectures and never recovered, dying in his 26th year.
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- Born
- Jul 3, 1831
Norway House - Also known as
- Dr. James Barnston
- Parents
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- May 20, 1858
Montreal
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on July 23, 2013
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