Background
WATT, George was born on April 24, 1851 in Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire. 3rd son of late John Watt and Margaret Rennie.
WATT, George was born on April 24, 1851 in Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire. 3rd son of late John Watt and Margaret Rennie.
He was educated at Grammar School, King"s College and Marischal College, Aberdeen, and later attended both the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow, eventually graduating as a Doctor of Medicine.
Professor of Botany, Calcutta University, 1873-1884. Deputed to Burma-Manipur Boundary Commission as scientific and medical officer, 1882. Joined Supreme Government Secretariat as scientific assistant secretary, 1884.
In charge Indian Section, Calcutta International Exhibition, 1884.
Commissioner for India at Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1885-S6. Reporter on Economic Products to Government, of India, 1887- 1903.
Governor of Imperial Institute on behalf of India during 1892. Editor The Agricultural Ledger, 1892-1903.
President Pharmacological Section, Indian Medical Congress, 1894.
Officer in charge Industrial Museum, Calcutta, 1894 -1903. Received Daniel Han bury Gold Medal of Pharmaceutical Society, 1901. Member and Honourable Secretary of the Central Indigenous Drugs Committee of India and editor of their Report, 1901.
Director Indian Art Exhibition in Delhi, 1903.
On special duty in London, 1904-1908. Retired from Indian Service, 1906.
President Richmond Athenaeum, 1907-1908. M., Officier d’Academie.
Corresponding member Royal Horticulture. Society; Pharmaceutical Society: Agriculture-Horticulture. Society of India; Fellow Royal Society, Haarlem, et cetera
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Fellow of the Linnean Society. Club: Savage.