Andrew Graham (naturalist)
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Andrew Graham was a Scottish
naturalist
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He emigrated to Canada
and worked for the Hudson's Bay Company
from 1749 to 1775 when he retired. While he was working for the Company, he recorded his observations which he sent to London along with a considerable number of specimens: unfortunately much of his work was plagiarised by others and his true contribution was not discovered until the Company's archives were opened in the late 20th century.
Graham was assisted at times by fur trader and company surgeon, Thomas Hutchins, who also worked on meteorological problems.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
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He emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and worked for the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
from 1749 to 1775 when he retired. While he was working for the Company, he recorded his observations which he sent to London along with a considerable number of specimens: unfortunately much of his work was plagiarised by others and his true contribution was not discovered until the Company's archives were opened in the late 20th century.
Graham was assisted at times by fur trader and company surgeon, Thomas Hutchins, who also worked on meteorological problems.