Hugh Falconer [SEP] date of death
Hugh Falconer
Hugh Falconer MD FRS (29 February 1808 – 31 January 1865) was a Scottish geologist, botanist, palaeontologist, and paleoanthropologist. He studied the flora, fauna, and geology of India, Assam, and Burma, and was the first to suggest the modern evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium. He was the first to discover the Siwalik fossil beds, and may also have been the first person to discover a fossil ape.
Early life.
Falconer was the youngest son of David Falconer of Forres,
play written by Edmund Falconer - 12 Sep 1870
- "Innisfallen": Original play written by Edmund Falconer- 21 Feb 1870
- "The Firefly": Original play written by Edmund Falconer - 22 Nov 1869 (Mark Twain was a huge fan)
- "Charles O'Malley": Original play written and performed by Falconer - 18 Oct 1869
- "Fire Fly": Original musical written by Edmund Falconer - 10 Aug 1868 – 5 Sep 1868
- "The Rose of Castille": Revival of libretto