John Kirk

John Kirk
Nascimento	19 de dezembro de 1832 Angus
Morte	15 de janeiro de 1922 (89 anos) Kent
Sepultamento	Church of Saint Nicholas, Sevenoaks
Cidadania	Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda
Alma mater	Universidade de Edimburgo
Ocupação	explorador, botânico, médico, físico, colecionador de plantas
Distinções	membro da Royal Society Medalha de Patrono (Edward Colborne Baber, 44, Benjamin Leigh Smith, 1882)
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John Kirk (Barry, perto de Arbroath, Escócia, 19 de dezembro de 1832 – Sevenoaks, Kent, Inglaterra, 15 de janeiro de 1922) foi um explorador, médico e naturalista britânico.

Recebeu o diploma de medicina na Universidade de Edimburgo. Participou da expedição de David Livingstone (1813-1873), e foi administrador britânico em Zanzibar.

Foi botânico por toda a sua vida e admirado por sucessivos diretores dos Jardins Botânicos Reais de Kew: Sir William Hooker, Joseph Dalton Hooker e William Thistleton-Dyer.

Publicações

• '’Account of the Zambezi District, in South África, with a Notice of Its Vegetable and Other Products, Transactions of the Botanical Society (1864), 8, 197-202....
• Ascent of the Rovuma, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London (1864-1865), 9, 284-8.
• Dimorphism in the Flowers of Monochoria Vaginalis, Journal of the Linnean Society: Botany (1865), 8, 147.
• Extracts of a Letter of Dr. Kirk to Alex Kirk, Esq., Relating to the Livingstone Expedtion, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1859), 185-6.
• Hints to Travellers - Extracts from a Letter from John Kirk, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (1864), 34, 290-2.
• Letter Dated 28 February Replying to Dr. Peters, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1865), 227.
• Letter from Dr. John Kirk (of the Livingstone Expedition), Dated H.M Ship Pioneer, River Shire, East África, 14th December 1861. Transactions of the Botanical Society (1862), 7, 389-92.
• Letter from Dr. John Kirk, Physician and Naturalists to the Livingstone Expedition, Relative to the Country near Lake Shirwa, in África, Transactions of the Botanical Society (1859), 6, 317-21, plate VII.
• Letter from John Kirk to Professor Balfour, Transactions of the Botanical Society (1864), 8, 110-1.
• List of Mammalia Met with in Zambesia, East Tropical África, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1864), 649-60.
• Notes on the Gradient of the Zambesi, on the Level of Lake Nyassa, on the Murchison Rapids, and on Lake Shirwa, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (1865), 35, 167-9.
• Notes on Two Expeditions up the River Rovuma, East África, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (1865), 35, 154-67.
• On a Few Fossil Bones from the Alluvial Strata of the Zambesi Delta, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (1864), 34, 199-201.
• On a New Dye-Wood of the Genus Cudranea, from Tropical África, Journal of the Linnean Society: Botany (1867), 9, 229-30.
• On a New Genus of Liliaceæ from East Tropical África, Transactions of the Linnean Society (1864), 24, 497-9.
• On a New Harbour Opposite Zanzibar, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London (1866-1867), 11, 35-6.
• On Musa Livingstoniana, a New Banana from Tropical África, Journal of the Linnean Society: Botany (1867), 9, 128.
• On the "Tsetse" Fly of Tropical África (Glossina Morsitans, Westwood). Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology (1865), 8, 149-56.
• On the Birds of the Zambezi Region of Eastern Tropical África, Ibis (1864), 6, 307-39.
• On the Palms of East Tropical África, Journal of the Linnean Society: Botany (1867), 9, 230-5.
• Report on the Natural Products and Capabilities of the Shire and Lower Zambesi Valleys, Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London (1861-1862), 6, 25-32.

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