James Hector
Sir James Hector (March 16, 1834 – August 16, 1907) was a Scottish geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser Expedition. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He attended the Edinburgh Academy. At 14, he began articling as an actuary at his father's office. He joined University of Edinburgh as a medical student and received his medical degree in 1856. In 1858, when Palliser's expedition was exploring a mountain pass near the continental divide of the Canadian Rockies, Hector was kicked and seriously wounded by a packhorse — while Hector recovered, the pass and nearby river have been known since as the Kicking Horse Pass and Kicking Horse River respectively. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He died in New Zealand. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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