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Home, James Everard (1798-1853)
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
James Everard
Last name
Home
Initials
J.E.
Life Dates
1798 - 1853
Collecting Dates
1843 - 1846
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Algae
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, FI, K, LINN-SM
Countries
Australasia: New Zealand, Australia, New CaledoniaPacific region: Samoa, FijiChinese region: China
Associate(s)
Brown, Robert (1773-1858) (correspondent)
Smith, James Edward (1759-1828) (specimens to)
Smith, James Edward (1759-1828) (specimens to)
Biography
British naval captain and botanist, the son of surgeon and anatomist Sir Everard Home. James Everard joined the navy at the age of 11 and was later promoted to the command of the frigate North Star in which he served with distinction during the Opium Wars with China. In 1843 he visited Wellington harbour in the North Star and brought to an end a virtual siege by the Maori chief Te Rauparaha. Botanical collections were also made during his visit to New Zealand and are now at BM. Home made scientific observations on a solar eclipse in Shanghai (1842) and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In the latter part of his career he was Captain of HMS Calliope and senior officer of the Australian Station of the Royal Navy. He died in Sydney and was buried at the Camperdown cemetery in Sydney with a memorial erected at St James' church in King Street. He was often referred to by his second name, Everard, and scientific specimens collected by J.E. Home are often attributed incorrectly to his father. Several taxa including Alpinia homeana K. Schum. from Fiji, Geranium homeanum Turcz. from New Zealand and Podonephelium homei (Seem.) Radlk. from New Caledonia were named in his honour.
In the latter part of his career he was Captain of HMS Calliope and senior officer of the Australian Station of the Royal Navy. He died in Sydney and was buried at the Camperdown cemetery in Sydney with a memorial erected at St James' church in King Street. He was often referred to by his second name, Everard, and scientific specimens collected by J.E. Home are often attributed incorrectly to his father. Several taxa including Alpinia homeana K. Schum. from Fiji, Geranium homeanum Turcz. from New Zealand and Podonephelium homei (Seem.) Radlk. from New Caledonia were named in his honour.
References
Jackson, B.D., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1901): 33; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. E-H (1957): 284; Murray, G.R.M., Hist. Coll. Nat. Hist. Dep. Brit. Mus. (1904): 156;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
James Everard
Last name
Home
Initials
J.E.
Life Dates
1798 - 1853
Collecting Dates
1843 - 1846
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Algae
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, FI, K, LINN-SM
Countries
Australasia: New Zealand, Australia, New CaledoniaPacific region: Samoa, FijiChinese region: China
Associate(s)
Brown, Robert (1773-1858) (correspondent)
Smith, James Edward (1759-1828) (specimens to)
Smith, James Edward (1759-1828) (specimens to)
Biography
British naval captain and botanist, the son of surgeon and anatomist Sir Everard Home. James Everard joined the navy at the age of 11 and was later promoted to the command of the frigate North Star in which he served with distinction during the Opium Wars with China. In 1843 he visited Wellington harbour in the North Star and brought to an end a virtual siege by the Maori chief Te Rauparaha. Botanical collections were also made during his visit to New Zealand and are now at BM. Home made scientific observations on a solar eclipse in Shanghai (1842) and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In the latter part of his career he was Captain of HMS Calliope and senior officer of the Australian Station of the Royal Navy. He died in Sydney and was buried at the Camperdown cemetery in Sydney with a memorial erected at St James' church in King Street. He was often referred to by his second name, Everard, and scientific specimens collected by J.E. Home are often attributed incorrectly to his father. Several taxa including Alpinia homeana K. Schum. from Fiji, Geranium homeanum Turcz. from New Zealand and Podonephelium homei (Seem.) Radlk. from New Caledonia were named in his honour.
In the latter part of his career he was Captain of HMS Calliope and senior officer of the Australian Station of the Royal Navy. He died in Sydney and was buried at the Camperdown cemetery in Sydney with a memorial erected at St James' church in King Street. He was often referred to by his second name, Everard, and scientific specimens collected by J.E. Home are often attributed incorrectly to his father. Several taxa including Alpinia homeana K. Schum. from Fiji, Geranium homeanum Turcz. from New Zealand and Podonephelium homei (Seem.) Radlk. from New Caledonia were named in his honour.
References
Jackson, B.D., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1901): 33; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. E-H (1957): 284; Murray, G.R.M., Hist. Coll. Nat. Hist. Dep. Brit. Mus. (1904): 156;
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