Archibald Campbell

Scottish, 1805-1874 When the Scottish doctor and member of the Bengal Medical Service, Archibald Campbell, was promoted to the position of first superintendent of Darjeeling in north-east India in 1840, he began to experiment with tea cultivation, using camellia sinensis seeds from elsewhere in India. His efforts resulted in the creation of Darjeeling tea, which is now one of the most popular blends in the world. Such was Campbell’s renown that the magnolia campbellii flower (right), found in the region, is named after him.