studied marsh fevers or miasmas and introduced the word "malaria" into English in 1827 and examined its distribution from a topographical perspective. He married Louisa Margaretta White of Addiscombe and during his honeymoon in Cornwall he fell from a carriage and sustained multiple fractures to his right leg. His leg was amputated and during this period he continued his researches and even guided the surgeons who treated him. He died in hospital a few days later and was buried at Gulval. See also Henrietta Clive, Countess of Powis References External links MacCulloch's geological map of Scotland A System of Geology (1831) Volume 1 Volume 2 A Description of the Western Islands o Scotland, Including the Isle of Man – full digital facsimile at Linda Hall Library 1773 births 1835 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Burials in Cornwall Fellows of the Royal Society Guernsey people Presidents of the Geological Society of London Scottish geologists