Henry Noltie Book Launch

Henry Noltie, who is a curator at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and a noted expert on Indian subcontinent flora, has just published two outstanding books on Hugh Cleghorn of Stravithie, who was one of the key figures in the RBGE’s history, and a most important figure in the history of forestry in India.

The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to be hosting a launch for Indian Forester, Scottish Laird: the Botanical Lives of Hugh Cleghorn of Stravithie, and The Cleghorn Collection: South Indian Botanical Drawings, 1845 to 1860, on Monday 21st November at 6.30pm.

Please rsvp to Amy Riach (ar at royalasiaticsociety.org) if you would like to attend this event.