Walter Elliot ( 1803 - 1887 )

Birth: 16 January 1803 Death: Wolflee, Roxburghshire (01 March 1887) Research Field: Archaeology, zoology, botany Education: Hailebury College Career: Went to India (1821); Private Secretary to Lord Elphinstone (1836); Commissioner for the administration of the Northern Sirkars (to 1854); retired from the Civil Service (1860); wrote on the coins of Southern India (1885); had poor eyesight and eventually went blind Honours: KCSI 1866 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/06/1878.