death_place death_date birth_place nationality field birth_date article_title name
bencoolen , sumatra 15 september 1822 -lrb- aged 27-28 -rrb- aberdeen , scotland british medicine , botany 1795 william jack -lrb- botanist -rrb-
 william jack
william jack -lrb- botanist -rrb-

william jack -lrb- 1795 , aberdeen -- 1822 , bencoolen , sumatra -rrb- was a scottish botanist .
jack was employed by the east india company as a surgeon in india , where he also studied botany and corresponded extensively with nathaniel wallich .
in 1818 he accompanied stamford raffles to sumatra where he extensively documented the rich flora of that region until his death in 1822 .
much of his work , including manuscripts , drawings , and collections were destroyed by fire in 1824 .
three plant genera are named after him : `` jakkia '' blume , 1823 , in family polygalaceae -lrb- but not validly published -rrb- `` jackia '' wall. , 1824 , a synonym of `` jackiopsis '' ridsdale , in family rubiaceae `` jackia '' spreng. , nom .
illeg. , 1826 , a synonym of `` eriolaena '' in family malvaceae
