Dugald Carmichael
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Dugald Carmichael was a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 botanist and officer in the 72nd Highlanders. He is known as the "Father of Marine Botany
Marine botany
Marine botany is the study of plants that live in the sea and brackish water. It is a branch of marine biology....

". The plant genus Carmichaelia is named after him.

He was a friend of Sir William Hooker.
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