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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-12-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001995b.htm person Hector James KCMG FRS AACR2 16 March 1834 9 November 1907 Place of Birth Edinburgh, United Kingdom Place of Death Lower Hutt, New Zealand Geologist James Hector was sometime Director-General of the Geological Survey of Western Australia. For most of his career, however, he was in New Zealand where he was one of the leading scientists. He founded the Geological Survey of New Zealand and the Colonial Museum, and for many years was actively involved in the New Zealand Institute (later Royal Society of New Zealand). Hector also participated in the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. 1856 1856 Education - Graduated in medicine, University of Edinburgh 1857 1860 Career event - Surgeon and geologist, Palliser Expedition, Canada 1862 1865 Career event - Geological survey of Otago region, New Zealand 1865 1865 Career event - Founded Geological Survey of New Zealand 1866 1866 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1866 1907 Award - Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Canada 1875 1875 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1877 1877 Award - Lyell Medal, Geological Society of London 1885 1903 Career position - Chancellor, University of New Zealand 1887 1887 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1887 1887 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1888 1888 Career position - Director, New Zealand Institute 1888 1888 Career position - Vice-President, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 1891 Award - Founders' Medal, Royal Geographical Society 1898 1898 Career position - President, Section E (Geography), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1906 1907 Career position - President, Royal Society of New Zealand Buchanan, John (1819 - 1898) Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 1887

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 - ; Vice-President 1888; President, Section E (Geography) 1898

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 'Hector, James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hector, James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Sir James Hector, 1834-1907 Mason, Alan Sir James Hector, 1834-1907 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Edited Book: My Dear Hector: Letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to James Hector, 1862-1893 Yaldwyn, John and Hobbs, Juliet My Dear Hector: Letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to James Hector, 1862-1893 Wellington Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 1998 Journal Article: Charles Sturtevant Wood, Analyst, his Work and his Correspondence with James Hector Darragh, Thomas A. Charles Sturtevant Wood, Analyst, his Work and his Correspondence with James Hector 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 231-271 Book: Fishes of New Zealand, catalogue with diagnoses of the species Hutton, Frederick Wollaston Fishes of New Zealand, catalogue with diagnoses of the species Wellington, N.Z. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department 1872 Conference Proceedings: Report of the third meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Hector, James (Sir) Report of the third meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Wellington, NZ Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1891 Book: James Hector: explorer, scientist, leader Nathan, Simon James Hector: explorer, scientist, leader Takaka, N.Z. Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2015 Book: The Correspondence of Julius Haast and James Hector, 1862-1887 Nolden, Sascha, Burns, Rowan and Nathan, Simon The Correspondence of Julius Haast and James Hector, 1862-1887 Lower Hutt (N.Z.) Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012 Book: My Dear Hooker: Transcriptions of Letters From James Hector to Joseph Dalton Hooker Between 1860 and 1898 Burns, Rowan and Nathan, Simon My Dear Hooker: Transcriptions of Letters From James Hector to Joseph Dalton Hooker Between 1860 and 1898 Lower Hutt, N.Z. Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012 Book: A Quick Run Home: Correspondence While James Hector was Overseas in 1875-1876 Burns, Rowan and Nathan, Simon A Quick Run Home: Correspondence While James Hector was Overseas in 1875-1876 Lower Hutt, N.Z Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012 Journal Article: James Hector (1834-1907): Doctor, Geologist, Explorer of Western Canada Loosmore, Brian James Hector (1834-1907): Doctor, Geologist, Explorer of Western Canada 2009 Journal of Medical Biography 17 3 174-176 Thesis: The Province of Science: James Hector and the New Zealand Institute 1867-1903 Reid, Francis Lucian The Province of Science: James Hector and the New Zealand Institute 1867-1903 University of Cambridge 2007 Journal Article: Bones and Words in 1870s New Zealand: the Moahunter Debate through Actor Networks Thode, Simon Bones and Words in 1870s New Zealand: the Moahunter Debate through Actor Networks 2009 British Journal for the History of Science 42 2 225-244 Journal Article: The establishment of James Hector in Otago Hocken, A. G. The establishment of James Hector in Otago 2006 Historical Studies Group Newsletter (Geological Society of New Zealand) 31 36-50 Thesis: The early life of James Hector, 1834-1865: the first Otago Provincial Geologist Hocken, A. G. The early life of James Hector, 1834-1865: the first Otago Provincial Geologist University of Otago 2007 Thesis: The life and work of Sir James Hector, with special reference to the Hector collection Burnett, R. I. The life and work of Sir James Hector, with special reference to the Hector collection University of Otago 1936 Edited Book: The Amazing World of James Hector: Explorer, Geologist, Botanist, Natural Historian, Surgeon Nathan, Simon The Amazing World of James Hector: Explorer, Geologist, Botanist, Natural Historian, Surgeon Wellington Awa Press 2008 Journal Article: James Hector and the First Geological Maps of New Zealand Nathan, Simon James Hector and the First Geological Maps of New Zealand 2014 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 44 2/3 88-100 Journal Article: Hochstetter and Hector's maps of the Bay of Islands Kaikohe Volcanic Field, 1859-1866 Hayward, Bruce Hochstetter and Hector's maps of the Bay of Islands Kaikohe Volcanic Field, 1859-1866 2025 Journal of historical studies, Geoscience Society of New Zealand 84 2-12 Journal Article: First reports of in-situ "jade" (pounamu) in New Zealand: Johannes and George Forster (1777, 1778; 1783), James Hector (1863), Arthur Dieseldorf (1901), west coast Maori tradition Grapes, Rodney First reports of in-situ "jade" (pounamu) in New Zealand: Johannes and George Forster (1777, 1778; 1783), James Hector (1863), Arthur Dieseldorf (1901), west coast Maori tradition 2021 Journal of the Historical Studies Group, Geoscience Society of New Zealand 70 22-42 Journal Article: Lettters written by and about James Hector Nathan, Simon Lettters written by and about James Hector 2013 Journal of the Historical Studies Group, Geoscience Society of New Zealand 44 39-40 Resource Section: Hector, James Dell, R. K. Hector, James Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1990 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Journal Article: Richard Daintree: his early life, work in Victoria, and his correspondence with James Hector Darragh, Thomas A. Richard Daintree: his early life, work in Victoria, and his correspondence with James Hector 2025 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-20 Book: Letters From James Farmer to James Hector, 1876-1891 Mildenhall, Esme and Nathan, Simon Letters From James Farmer to James Hector, 1876-1891 Wellington Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2013 Journal Article: Colonial ornithology in New Zealand - the legacy of the New Zealand Institute Miskelly, C. M. Colonial ornithology in New Zealand - the legacy of the New Zealand Institute 2017 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 47 3 244-53 Book: Transcriptions of Selected Letters From Frederick Wollaston Hutton to James Hector and Julius Haast Mildenhall, E.; Burns, Rowan; and Nathan, Simon Transcriptions of Selected Letters From Frederick Wollaston Hutton to James Hector and Julius Haast Lower Hutt (N.Z) Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2012 James Hector - Records Western Australian Museum James Hector - Records 1860 - 1891 Memorandum accompanying a collection of specimens of auriferous quartz given to the Swan River Mechanics' Institute and Museum, n.d. (c1890s).