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William Montgomerie (1797–1856) was a Scottish military doctor with the East India Company, and later head of the medical department at Singapore. He is best known for promoting the use of gutta-percha in Europe. This material was an important natural rubber that made submarine telegraph cables possible. Montgomerie was involved in spice cultivation as head of the Singapore botanical experimental gardens and at his personal estate in Singapore. The latter never became economically viable, but he received a Society of Arts gold medal for nutmeg cultivation. He was also responsible for building the first lunatic asylum in Singapore. Montgomerie died at Barrackpore in India a few years after taking part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War as Superintendent Surgeon.

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  • William Montgomerie (fr)
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  • William Montgomerie (1797–1856) was a Scottish military doctor with the East India Company, and later head of the medical department at Singapore. He is best known for promoting the use of gutta-percha in Europe. This material was an important natural rubber that made submarine telegraph cables possible. Montgomerie was involved in spice cultivation as head of the Singapore botanical experimental gardens and at his personal estate in Singapore. The latter never became economically viable, but he received a Society of Arts gold medal for nutmeg cultivation. He was also responsible for building the first lunatic asylum in Singapore. Montgomerie died at Barrackpore in India a few years after taking part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War as Superintendent Surgeon. (en)
  • William Montgomerie (1797-1856) était un médecin militaire écossais de la Compagnie des Indes orientales, puis chef du département médical de Singapour. Il est surtout connu pour promouvoir l'utilisation de la gutta-percha en Europe. Ce matériau était un caoutchouc naturel important qui rendait possibles les câbles télégraphiques sous-marins. Montgomerie était impliqué dans la culture des épices en tant que chef des jardins botaniques expérimentaux de Singapour et dans son domaine personnel à Singapour. Ce dernier n'est jamais devenu économiquement viable, mais il a reçu une médaille d'or de la Society of Arts pour la culture de la noix de muscade. Il était également responsable de la construction du premier asile d'aliénés à Singapour. Montgomerie est décédé à Barrackpore en Inde quelques (fr)
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