Ernest Ayscoghe Floyer

Ernest Ayscoghe Floyer

Ernest Ayscoghe Floyer (1852–1903) was a British colonial official, and explorer in Baluchistan and the Sudan. He explored the economically useful plants and materials of interest along his travels. He was put in charge of extracting nitrate of soda after discovering a deposit of it in Egypt and later served as inspector general of telegraphs in Egypt.