John Lindsay Stewart
1831–73
Scottish surgeon and botanist. MD, Glasgow, 1853. Assistant surgeon, Bengal, 1856; surgeon, 1867. Superintendent, Botanic Garden, Saharanpur, India, 1860–1, 1864–9. Conservator of Forests, Punjab, 1864–9. Prepared a forest flora of northern and central India at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1869–72.
Sources
R. Desmond 1994
Modern English biography
Roll of the Indian Medical Service
Taxonomic literature.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
Roll of the Indian Medical Service: Roll of the Indian Medical Service, 1615–1930. Compiled by Dirom Grey Crawford. London: W. Thacker. 1930.
Taxonomic literature: Taxonomic literature. A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. By Frans A. Stafleu and Richard S. Cowan. 2d edition. 7 vols. Utrecht, Netherlands: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. The Hague, Netherlands: W. Junk. 1976–88.