Surgeon in the Indian Army who collected plants in Burma (Myanmar) and Penang. Maingay was in charge of the prison in Malacca from 1862-1867 and collected vigorously in the area. He met with his death while superintendent of Rangoon Central Prison when there was a riot among the prisoners and he was shot. Maingay's botanical collections were acquired for Kew, including many plants new to science. He was born in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, and studied medicine in Edinburgh before joining the British Indian Medical Service in Bengal in 1859. Maingay is commemorated in several plant names.

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