commemorate scientists, with this theme started by Julius von Haast. These include the Buckland Peaks (named after William Buckland), Mount Faraday (Michael Faraday; named by von Haast), Mount Curie (Marie Curie), Mount Mendel (Gregor Mendel), Mount Pasteur (Louis Pasteur), Mount Einstein (Albert Einstein), Mount Rutherford (Ernest Rutherford), Mount Euclid (Euclid), Mount Fleming (Alexander Fleming), Mount Lavoisier (Antoine Lavoisier), Mount Kelvin (William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin; named by the botanist William Trownson), Mount Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus), Mount Galileo (Galileo Galilei) and Mount Davy (Humphry Davy; named by von Haast). References Buller District Grey District Mountain ranges of the West Coast, New Zealand