Hugh Low

British naturalist

Sir Hugh Low, GCMG (10 May 1824–18 April 1905) was a British colonial administrator and naturalist.After a long residence in various colonial roles in Labuan, he was appointed as British administrator in the Malay Peninsula where he made the first trials of Hevea rubber in the region.

He is often considered the first successful British administrator in the region, whose methods became models for subsequent British colonial operation in the entire South East Asia Region.

He made the first documented ascent of Mount Kinabalu in 1851.Both Kinabalu's highest peak as well as the deep gully on the northern side of the mountain are named after him.

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