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==Historical background==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_natural_history#Colonial_India Indian Natural history - Colonial India] Wikipedia
*"Development of Life Sciences in India in Eighteenth- Nineteenth Century"] by B. L. Jain ''Indian Journal of History of Science'', 17 (1); 114—131. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:xW7yShNIZTcJ:www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005af6_114.pdf+ "Development+of+Life+Sciences+in+India+in+Eighteenth-+Nineteenth+Century&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgaNhXqaiyD_5MEgtn-qRl8qGJHStvASC_YTDnAPBHoy0Dsjg7H39rRdzze-Wjju8ACJqni4PR2bP1LfxsWLLpdl3Qgz-5Kf6n70dfuWyIbaePHuYIpRpYKQhbHWjOrmSVEwuf5&sig=AHIEtbRs4mdDPndA8KeS_cXGF8VAj0ZbGQ html version"]by B. L. Jain ''Indian Journal of History of Science'', 17 (1); 114—131. *[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005af6_11420005b66_317.pdf original pdf]*"Science in British India" ] by RK Kochhar ''Indian Journal of History of Science'' 34(4) 1999 pp317-346 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wY04OFGLYWUJ:www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b66_317.pdf+Science+in+%22British+India%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgniwZQ9F5fkYnPJsb8-jftV0U23uCpu9sna-ItH20a319oZSJypsk4xOg7SSAaX3Kz3jPeEyQpSMGUaYTYgZdiLxcbZVkP88-1q2DLnKQqAEG8YhKqXsf4eG834yglY9tFK7Yc&sig=AHIEtbTyaXkzEc8uK-F_M8gtYcePXCA_Sw html version], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b66_317.pdf original pdf]
*[http://www.bnhsenvis.nic.in/pdf/Vol%204%20(2).pdf “The history of Indian mammalogy and ornithology. Part II. Birds”] by Sir Norman Kinnear 1952, pages 1-11 of the pdf, and “Bird Study in India: It’s History and It’s Importance” by Salim Ali 1979, pages 12-18 of the pdf. Reprinted in [http://www.bnhsenvis.nic.in/Vol4.htm ''Buceros''] Volume IV No.2 1999 ''Buceros'' is an ENVIS newsletter published by the ENVIS Centre at the BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society).
*"Ornithology in India: It’s Past, Present and Future" by Salim Ali 1971. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:BRAz7eNHz3cJ:www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b6d_99.pdf+%22Ornithology+ "Ornithology in+India:+Its+It’s Past,+Present+and+Future%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi8mvvxsdIRsOq_Qamf6dSJ32v0zCziTsMxVc4q2hnk1OSOMZk9eGHqiKF3R6TUvN0POiNZiJqTHRETg8hZZaYNIcDfN1HyF5LAICWY0TpywzA3BUz-V8-NPQgfk21avWjsbD3B&sig=AHIEtbTp5Wsjp5UH0DC-vMed96-7PyPNkw html version"], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b6d_99by Salim Ali 1971.pdf original pdf ]
==Individuals==
===Surgeons===
====Edward Green Balfour====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Green_Balfour Edward Green Balfour] 1813-1889 (Wikipedia), appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Madras Medical Service and sailed for India 1834. Retired 1876 as Surgeon General of Madras Presidency.
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%2023/otherstories.html#story3 Pages from History: Edward the green Balfour] ''Madras Musings'' March 16-31 2010. [http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/106/11/1594.pdf "Edward Green Balfour (1813–1889) and his contributions to Indian agriculture and forestry"] by Anantanarayanan Raman. ''Current Science'', Volume 106, No. 11, 10 June 2014.
*His books include [https://archive.org/details/agriculturalpes00balfgoog ''The Agricultural Pests of India, and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Vegetable and Animal, Injurious to Man and his Products''] by Surgeon General Edward Balfour 1887 Archive.org.
====Samuel Browne====
Samuel Browne was listed as a Principal Surgeon in Madras 1688-1697 when he was discharged. Samuel Brown died 21 December 1698 at Madras, according to this [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n254/mode/1up cemetery record]. After his death the following articles were published in the ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'' (London):
===Others===
====Georges Guerrard-Samuel Perrottet====
Georges Perrottet took charge as Director of the Jardin Botanique de Pondichéry, JBP) (Botanic Garden of [[Pondicherry]]) in 1840 and held this office until he died in 1870. Perrottet enriched the garden by introducing several plants that have been shown to bear either economic importance to humans or had the potential of being useful.
*[http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/107/09/1607.pdf "Georges Guerrard-Samuel Perrottet, a forgotten Swiss−French plant collector, experimental botanist and biologist in India"] by Anantanarayanan Raman ''Current Science'', Vol. 107, No. 9, 10 November 2014, pages 1607-1612
*In 1842 Perrottet wrote a book on indigo growing and manufacture [https://archive.org/details/Perrottet-ArtDeLindigotierTraiteDesIndigoferesTinctoriaux1842 ''Art de l’indigotier ou Traite des indigoferes tinctoriaux et de la fabrication de l’indigo''] Archive.org
====Johann Peter Rottler====
Missionary (1749-1836). [http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%207/otherstories.html "Pages from History: Documenting the flora of the Coromandel"] by Dr A Raman ''Madras Musings'' July 16-31, 2009. Scroll to the bottom of the page
