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He was the author of numerous contributions to scientific journals. His work was based around the plants he had collected in
Afghanistan, Mauritius, Canaries, Madeira, Egypt, Gambia, Natal, India, and Sierra Leone. He then collected in the Orkney Islands from 1919. He contributions were particularly
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Report on the relation between malarial fever among Her
Majesty's white troops at Port Louis, Mauritius, and the meteorological elements of temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity for the year 1889, with a preliminary sketch of the medical topography of the island and the epidemic of malarial
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He was first recorded as playing for his school and then being an
Edinburgh Collegiate player. After joining Edinburgh University he did not again receive an international cap, but for three years he played as a forward in the
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in 1877 and went on to make a significant contribution to botany and horticulture through his meticulous collection and recording of plant species during and after his distinguished military career.
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Relative efficiency of certain filters for removing micro-organisms from water, with special reference to the nordtmeyer-berkefeld and pasteur-chamberland filters
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of India, from 1897 to 1898, where he was in charge of
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with both the South Africa 1901 clasp and the South Africa 1902 clasp. For his services he was made a
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Having qualified as a doctor, Johnston entered the army as a surgeon on 30 July 1881. His war service included
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294:(13 September 1856 – 18 October 1939) was a Scottish botanist, physician,
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Scotland international rugby union player, botanist & physician
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focussed on the flora of Mauritius and the islands of Orkney and
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with the Punjab Frontier 1897–98 clasp. He then served in the
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for his contributions to botany. His proposers were
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692:. University of Edinburgh; dissertation for D.Sc.
322:Henry Halcro Johnston was born at Orphir House,
915:People educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School
513:Report on the flora of Round island, Mauritius
875:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
865:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
725:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.
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930:Rugby union players from the Orkney Islands
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905:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
860:British Army personnel of the Mahdist War
346:, where he graduated M.B., C.M. in 1880.
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453:Johnston was a noted rugby footballer.
367:In 1895 he was elected a Fellow of the
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809:International Plant Names Index
686:Johnston, Henry Halcro (1894).
648:Johnston, Henry Halcro (1893).
560:After retirement he settled at
340:Collegiate School of Edinburgh
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955:Scottish rugby union players
885:Deputy lieutenants of Orkney
469:He was selected to play for
353:, for which he received the
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369:Royal Society of Edinburgh
332:James Johnston (1724–1800)
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423:King's South Africa Medal
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296:rugby union international
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308:Edinburgh University RFC
183:Provincial / State sides
91:Orphir, Orkney, Scotland
661:; dissertation for M.D.
616:British Medical Journal
609:"Death in the services"
556:Personal and later life
485:Contribution to science
403:mentioned in dispatches
373:Andrew Douglas Maclagan
344:University of Edinburgh
385:Charles Hunter Stewart
925:Rugby union fullbacks
781:Desmond, Ray (1994).
636:Henry Halcro Johnston
494:and published in the
377:Thomas Richard Fraser
342:, and finally at the
334:. He was educated at
277:Henry Halcro Johnston
44:Henry Halcro Johnston
26:Henry Halcro Johnston
814: Henry H.Johnst
477:International career
459:Edinburgh University
381:Isaac Bayley Balfour
225:International career
172:Edinburgh University
169:Edinburgh Collegiate
114:Edinburgh University
534:author abbreviation
392:North-West Frontier
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767:The London Gazette
742:on 24 January 2013
444:Rugby union career
440:for his services.
338:, followed by the
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960:Scottish soldiers
566:deputy lieutenant
465:Provincial career
427:Order of the Bath
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840:1939 deaths
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762:"No. 27490"
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407:India Medal
355:Egypt Medal
130:Position(s)
829:Categories
746:25 January
659:1842/28308
572:References
110:University
41:Birth name
698:cite book
667:cite book
473:in 1876.
461:fifteen.
492:Shetland
396:Malakand
328:Scotland
312:Scotland
275:Colonel
256:Scotland
246:(Points)
204:(Points)
160:(Points)
134:Fullback
70:Scotland
401:He was
252:1876–77
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562:Orphir
545:citing
527:, 1894
521:, 1895
438:C.B.E.
383:, and
379:, Sir
324:Orkney
304:Orkney
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96:School
66:Orkney
62:Orphir
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231:Years
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145:Years
789:ISBN
748:2017
727:ISBN
704:link
673:link
318:Life
302:for
298:and
289:FRSE
241:Apps
236:Team
210:1876
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194:Team
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