Frederick Hutton (scientist)

Frederick Hutton

FRS FGS CMZS
Frederick Hutton; FRS FGS CMZS
Born	Frederick Wollaston Hutton; 16 November 1836; Gate Burton, Lincolnshire, England
Died	27 October 1905 (aged 68); Died at sea
Resting place	Buried at sea off Cape Town, South Africa
Awards	Indian Mutiny Medal, Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow clasps; Clarke Medal (1891); Fellow of the Royal Society (1892);
	Scientific career
Institutions	New Zealand Institute; Auckland Institute · Auckland Museum, Auckland (1867–1869); Colonial Museum, Wellington (1871–1873); Otago Institute · Otago Museum, Dunedin (1874–1879); Canterbury Museum, Christchurch (1887–1905);

Captain Frederick Wollaston Hutton FRS FGS (16 November 1836 – 27 October 1905) was an English-born New Zealand scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand. Whilst an army officer, he embarked on an academic career in geology and biology, to become one of the most able and prolific nineteenth century naturalists of New Zealand.

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