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Born in [[London]], his first appointment was to [[Hong Kong]] in 1844. He later became vice-consul to [[Huangpu District, Guangzhou|Whampoa]], consul to [[Guangzhou|Canton]], and finally consul to [[Xiamen]], where he died in 1886. In 1873, Hance published a supplement to [[George Bentham]]'s 1861 ''{{ill|Flora Hongkongensis|es|Flora Hongkongensis}}''.[http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=145776]
Born in [[London]], his first appointment was to [[Hong Kong]] in 1844. He later became vice-consul to [[Huangpu District, Guangzhou|Whampoa]], consul to [[Guangzhou|Canton]], and finally consul to [[Xiamen]], where he died in 1886. In 1873, Hance published a supplement to [[George Bentham]]'s 1861 ''{{ill|Flora Hongkongensis|es|Flora Hongkongensis}}''.[http://asaweb.huh.harvard.edu:8080/databases/botanists?id=145776]


He graduated as Philosophiae Doctor from the University of Giessen on 24 November 1849, during which time he was in China.<ref>{{cite journal |author-link1==Francis Blackwell Forbes |first1=Francis Blackwell |last1=Forbes |title=Henry Fletcher Hance |journal==The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign |volume= 25 |issue=289 |publisher==West, Newman & Co. |location=London |date=1887-01 |pages=1–11 |url=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109218#page/6/mode/1up}}</ref>
He graduated as Philosophiae Doctor from the University of Giessen on 24 November 1849, during which time he was in China.<ref>{{cite journal |author-link1==Francis Blackwell Forbes |first1=Francis Blackwell |last1=Forbes |title=Henry Fletcher Hance |journal==The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign |volume= 25 |issue=289 |publisher=West, Newman & Co. |location=London |date=January 1887 |pages=1–11 |url=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109218#page/6/mode/1up}}</ref>


He found, named and described (in Latin) ''[[Iris speculatrix]]'' in 1875.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thema: Die Planzengattung Iris ... (Gelesen 5316 mal) |url=http://www.orchideenkultur.net/index.php?topic=28569.30 |publisher= orchideenkultur.net |accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Journal of Botany British and Foreign |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8955130#page/220/mode/1up |publisher=biodiversitylibrary.org |accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref>
He found, named and described (in Latin) ''[[Iris speculatrix]]'' in 1875.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thema: Die Planzengattung Iris ... (Gelesen 5316 mal) |url=http://www.orchideenkultur.net/index.php?topic=28569.30 |publisher= orchideenkultur.net |accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Journal of Botany British and Foreign |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8955130#page/220/mode/1up |publisher=biodiversitylibrary.org |accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref>

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Henry Fletcher Hance

Henry Fletcher Hance (4 Aug 1827 – 22 June 1886) was a British diplomat who devoted his spare time to the study of Chinese plants.

Born in London, his first appointment was to Hong Kong in 1844. He later became vice-consul to Whampoa, consul to Canton, and finally consul to Xiamen, where he died in 1886. In 1873, Hance published a supplement to George Bentham's 1861 Flora Hongkongensis [es].[1]

He graduated as Philosophiae Doctor from the University of Giessen on 24 November 1849, during which time he was in China.[1]

He found, named and described (in Latin) Iris speculatrix in 1875.[2][3] He was the taxonomic author of many plants.[4] In 1857 Berthold Carl Seemann named the genus Hancea (family Euphorbiaceae) in his honour.[5]

Hance is buried with his wife Charlotte in Hong Kong Cemetery.[6]

The standard author abbreviation Hance is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

  1. ^ Forbes, Francis Blackwell (January 1887). "Henry Fletcher Hance". =The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 25 (289). London: West, Newman & Co.: 1–11.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "Thema: Die Planzengattung Iris ... (Gelesen 5316 mal)". orchideenkultur.net. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Journal of Botany British and Foreign". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Hance.
  5. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  6. ^ Lim, Patricia (5 May 2011). "List of Burials ordered by Name". gwulo.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Hance.

7. Fan, Fa-ti. British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004), pp.68-72.


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