Family
The Greig family (Russian: Грейг) is the name of a Russian noble family of Scottish origin. They are a branch of Clan Gregor, that changed their name due to the proscription of the name MacGregor in 1603 by King James VI & I.
Notable members
Honours
In 1864, Greigia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae is named after Samuel Greig,[3] by Eduard August von Regel (a director of the St Petersburg Botanical Garden).[4] In 1873, Regel named a species of Tulip after Samuel Greig, Tulipa greigii.[5] Due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.[6]
The atoll of Niau in French Polynesia was named Greig after Aleksey Greig, by Russian Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.
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