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19th-century botanists

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Addison BrownAuthor · BooksAddison C. Brown (February 21, 1830 – April 9, 1913) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a botanist, and a serious…
Adolf Erik NordenskiöldAuthor · Maps and atlasesNils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (18 November 183212 August 1901) was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer.
Agnes ArberIllustrator · IllustrationAgnes Arber FRS (Robertson; 23 February 1879 – 22 March 1960) was a British plant morphologist and anatomist, historian of botany and philosopher of biology.
Alice ManfieldPhotographer · PhotographyAlice Manfield (1878 – 14 July 1960) commonly known as Guide Alice, was a mountain guide, amateur naturalist, chalet owner, photographer, and early feminist figure from Victoria, Australia.
Anne PrattIllustrator · IllustrationAnne Pratt (5 December 1806 – 27 July 1893) was a botanical and ornithological illustrator and author from Strood, Kent.
Arnold WallAuthor · BooksArnold Wall (15 November 1869 – 29 March 1966) was a New Zealand university professor, philologist, poet, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster.
Arthur Harry ChurchPhotographer · PhotographyArthur Harry Church FRS (28 March 1865 – 24 April 1937) was a British botanist and botanical illustrator. He was also a pioneer amateur photographer.
August Carl Joseph CordaArtist · PaintingsAugust Carl Joseph Corda (15 November 1809 – September 1849) was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He is considered the founder of Czech scientific illustration.
Bernhard von CottaAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarl Bernhard von Cotta, known as Bernhard von Cotta (24 October 180814 September 1879), was a German geologist.
Berthe Hoola van NootenIllustrator · IllustrationBerthe Hoola van Nooten (née Bartha Hendrica Philippina van Dolder; 12 October 1817 in Utrecht – 12 April 1892 in Tanah Abang) was a Dutch botanical artist, noted for her botanical plates…
Berthold Carl SeemannAuthor · BooksBerthold Carl Seemann (25 February 1825, in Kingdom of Hanover – 10 October 1871, in Nicaragua) was a German botanist.
Carl August BolleAuthor · BooksCarl August Bolle (sometimes also Karl Bolle) (21 November 1821, Schöneberg (Berlin) – 17 February 1909) was a German naturalist and collector.
Carl FroelichPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Froelich directing Die Regimentstochter (1908)
Charles Antoine LemaireAuthor · BooksIllustration — Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.
Charles Frederick MillspaughIllustrator · IllustrationCharles Frederick Millspaugh (June 20, 1854 – September 15, 1923) was an American botanist, botanical illustrator, and physician.
Charles NicolleAuthor · BooksCharles Jules Henri Nicolle (21 September 1866 – 28 February 1936) was a French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of…
Charlotte Grace O'BrienAuthor · BooksCharlotte Grace O'Brien (23 November 1845 – 3 June 1909) was an Irish author and philanthropist and an activist in nationalist causes and the protection of female emigrants.
Christopher DresserDesigner · Modern designChristopher Dresser (4 July 1834 – 24 November 1904) was a British designer and design theorist, now widely known as one of the first and most important independent designers.
Curt BackebergAuthor · BooksCurt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cacti.
David Starr JordanAuthor · BooksDavid Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career.
Dorothea PertzIllustrator · IllustrationDorothea Frances Matilda Pertz FLS (14 March 1859 – 6 March 1939) was a British botanist. She co-authored five papers with Francis Darwin, Charles Darwin's son.
Édouard AndréDesigner · DesignÉdouard François André (edwaʁ fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃dʁe; 17 July 1840 – 25 October 1911) was a French horticulturalist, landscape designer, as well as a leading landscape architect of the late 19th…
Edward ForbesAuthor · BooksEdward Forbes FRS, FGS (12 February 1815 – 18 November 1854)[1] was a Manx naturalist.
Elizabeth TwiningArtist · PaintingsElizabeth Twining (1805–1889) was an English painter, author, and botanical illustrator.
Emil Adolf RossmässlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Emil Adolf Rossmässler
Ethel Bailey HigginsPhotographer · PhotographyEthel Bailey Higgins (August 10, 1866 – March 9, 1963) was an American botanist and the curator of botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum from 1943 to 1957;
Federico DelpinoAuthor · BooksGiacomo Giuseppe Federico Delpino (27 December 1833 – 14 May 1905) was an Italian botanist who made early observations on floral biology, particularly the pollination of flowers by insects.
Franz UngerAuthor · BooksFranz Joseph Andreas Nicolaus Unger (30 November 1800 in Gut Amthof near village Leutschach in Styria, Austria – 13 February 1870 in Graz) was an Austrian botanist, paleontologist and plant…
George Francis AtkinsonPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Francis Atkinson (January 26, 1854 – November 14, 1918) was an American botanist and mycologist.
Georges ColombArtist · Comics and comic artMarie-Louis-Georges Colomb (Lure, Haute-Saône, 25 May 1856 – Nyons, 3 January 1945) was a French botanist, science populariser, and a pioneer of French comics, known as bandes dessinées.
Gertrude JekyllDesigner · DesignGertrude Jekyll (29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist.
Graceanna LewisArtist · PaintingsGraceanna Lewis (August 3, 1821 – February 25, 1912) was an American naturalist, illustrator, and social reformer.
Hanna Resvoll-HolmsenPhotographer · PhotographyHanna Marie Resvoll-Holmsen (née Resvoll) (11 September 1873 in Vaage Municipality, Oppland – 13 March 1943 in Oslo) was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history…
Hans Hermann BehrAuthor · BooksHans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist.
Harry BolusArtist · PaintingsHarry Bolus (28 April 1834 – 25 May 1911) was a South African botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist.
Harry JohnstonPhotographer · PhotographySir Harry Hamilton Johnston GCMG (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak…
Henri Gadeau de KervillePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1884)
Herbert SpencerAuthor · BooksHerbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist.
Hermann BurmeisterAuthor · BooksKarl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, botanist, and…
Hermann WendlandAuthor · BooksJohann Bernhard Daniel Hermann Wendland (October 11, 1825 in Herrenhausen – January 12, 1903 in Hanover) was a Kew-trained German botanist and the third generation of the Wendland family to…
Howard StansburyAuthor · Maps and atlasesHoward Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Hubert WilkinsPhotographer · PhotographySir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 188830 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer,…
Isaac SpragueArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Isaac Sprague
Ivar Andreas AasenAuthor · BooksIvar Andreas Aasen (5 August 1813 – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet.
J. Horace McFarlandPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Horace McFarland (1859–1948) was an American businessman and writer. He was a leading proponent of the "City Beautiful Movement" in the United States.
Jacob Georg AgardhAuthor · BooksJacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund, Sweden – 17 January 1901 in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist.
Jagadish Chandra BoseAuthor · BooksSir Jagadish Chandra Bose (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a polymath with interests in biology, physics and writing science fiction.
Jan Christiaan SmutsAuthor · BooksField Marshal Jan Christian Smuts (Afrikaans: [jan smœts]), (baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts, 24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military officer and…
Johannes AndersenPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian.
John C. FrémontAuthor · BooksMajor-General John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician.
John CassinAuthor · BooksJohn Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist from Pennsylvania.
John Merle CoulterAuthor · BooksJohn Merle Coulter, Ph. In his career in education administration, Coulter is notable for serving as the president of Indiana University a
Joseph Charles ArthurAuthor · BooksJoseph Charles Arthur (January 11, 1850 – April 30, 1942) was a pioneer American plant pathologist and mycologist best known for his work with the parasitic rust fungi (Pucciniales).
Joseph Nelson RoseAuthor · BooksJoseph Nelson Rose (January 11, 1862 – May 4, 1928) was an American botanist. He was born in Union County, Indiana.
Joseph PaxtonIllustrator · IllustrationSir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Liberal Member of Parliament.
Julius Theodor Christian RatzeburgAuthor · BooksJulius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg (16 February 1801– 24 October 1871) was a German zoologist, botanist, entomologist, and forester.
Julius von SachsAuthor · BooksJulius von Sachs (2 October 1832 – 29 May 1897) was a German botanist from Breslau, Prussian Silesia.
Karl Friedrich SchimperAuthor · BooksKarl Friedrich Schimper (15 February 1803 – 21 December 1867) was a German botanist, naturalist and poet.
Karl KochAuthor · BooksKarl Heinrich Emil Koch (6 June 1809 – 25 May 1879) was a German botanist. He is best known for his botanical explorations in the Caucasus region, including northeast Turkey.
Katherine Olivia SessionsDesigner · Design
Leon BarszczewskiAuthor · Maps and atlasesLeon Barszczewski (February 20, 1849 in Warsaw – March 19, 1910 in Częstochowa) was a soldier, topographer, explorer of the Central Asia culture, naturalist, and glaciologer.
Lester Frank WardAuthor · BooksLester Frank Ward (June 18, 1841 – April 18, 1913) was an American botanist, paleontologist, and sociologist. The first president of the American Sociological Association, James Q.
Lewis Adolphus BernaysPhotographer · PhotographyLewis Adolphus Bernays (3 May 1831 – 22 August 1908) C.M.G, F.L.S, F.R.G.S, was a public servant, the first Clerk of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and an agricultural writer in…
Liberty Hyde BaileyAuthor · BooksLiberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 – December 25, 1954) was an American horticulturist and advocate for rural reform in the United States.
Louisa Anne MeredithIllustrator · IllustrationLouisa Anne Meredith (20 July 1812 – 21 October 1895), also known as Louisa Anne Twamley, was an Anglo-Australian writer, illustrator and possibly one of Australia's earliest photographers.
Luis Cordero CrespoAuthor · BooksLuis Benjamín Cordero y Crespo (6 April 1833 – 30 January 1912) was President of Ecuador 1 July 1892 to 16 April 1895.
Margaret Neilson ArmstrongIllustrator · IllustrationMargaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author.
Marguerite CrookesArtist · PaintingsMarguerite Winifred Crookes (18 January 1899 – 26 January 1991) was a botanist and conservationist from New Zealand and founder of the Auckland Natural History Club.
Mary Agnes ChaseIllustrator · IllustrationMary Agnes Chase (April 29 1869 – September 24 1963) was an American botanist who specialized in agrostology, the study of grasses.
Mary Vaux WalcottArtist · PaintingsMary Morris Vaux Walcott (July 31, 1860 – August 22, 1940) was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers.
Matthias Jacob SchleidenAuthor · BooksMatthias Jakob Schleiden (lang; 5 April 1804 – 23 June 1881) was a German botanist and co-founder of cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow.
Olga FedchenkoAuthor · Maps and atlasesOlga Aleksandrovna Fedchenko or Fedtschenko (Armfeld; 30 October 1845 – 24 April 1921) was a Russian botanist.
Otis BartonPerson · Film memorabiliaFrederick Otis Barton Jr. (June 5, 1899 – April 15, 1992) was an American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor.
Otto Sohn-RethelArtist · PaintingsOtto Wilhelm Sohn-Rethel (1877–1949) German lepidopterist and a painter of the Düsseldorf school of painting art movement.
Otto Wilhelm ThoméIllustrator · IllustrationOtto Wilhelm Thomé (1840–1925) was a German botanist and botanical artist from Cologne, best known for his compendium of botanical illustrations Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der…
Paul Émile de PuydtAuthor · BooksPaul Émile de Puydt (6 March 1810 – 20 May 1891) was a Belgian writer whose contributions included work in botany and economics.
Paul GraebnerAuthor · BooksCarl Otto Robert Peter Paul Graebner (29 June 1871 in Aplerbeck – 6 February 1933 in Berlin) was a German botanist.
Pierre TrémauxDesigner · DesignPierre Trémaux (20 July 1818 – 12 March 1895) was a French architect, Orientalist photographer and author of numerous scientific and ethnographic publications.
Princess Theresa of BavariaAuthor · BooksPrincess Therese of Bavaria (Therese Charlotte Marianne Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern;
Ray LankesterAuthor · BooksSir Edwin Ray Lankester (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist.
Raymond SabouraudArtist · SculptureRaymond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud (24 November 1864 – 4 February 1938) was a French physician born in Nantes.
Robert HartigAuthor · BooksRobert Hartig (born: Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert Hartig, 30 May 1839, in Braunschweig – died 9 October 1901, in Munich) was a German forestry scientist and mycologist.
Robert Lloyd PraegerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Robert Lloyd Praeger by Sarah Cecilia Harrison, now in National Museums Northern Ireland
Roger FryArtist · PaintingsRoger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
Roland BonapartePhotographer · PhotographyRoland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (19 May 1858 – 14 April 1924) was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.
Roscoe PoundAuthor · BooksNathan Roscoe Pound (October 27, 1870 – July 1, 1964) was an American legal scholar and educator.
Sven HedinIllustrator · IllustrationSven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works.
Theodoros Georgios OrphanidesAuthor · BooksTheodoros Orphanides or Orphanidis (1817 – 5 August 1886) was a poet, professor, politician, author, and botanist. He was a pioneer in 19th-century Greek botany.
Victor JacquemontAuthor · BooksVenceslas Victor Jacquemont (8 August 1801 – 7 December 1832) was a French botanist and geologist known for his travels in India.
Vivi Laurent-TäckholmIllustrator · IllustrationVivi Laurent-Täckholm (7 January 1898, Danderyd – 3 May 1978) was a Swedish botanist and children's book writer, active in Egypt.
William Chambers CokerAuthor · BooksWilliam Chambers Coker (October 24, 1872 – June 27, 1953) was an American botanist and mycologist.
William H. EmoryAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century.
William H. HarveyIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae.
William James LintonEngraver · PrintsIllustration — William James Linton.
William WoollsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Studio Portrait of Reverend William Woolls, c. 1880, by J Herbert Newman
Þorvaldur ThoroddsenAuthor · Maps and atlasesÞorvaldur Thoroddsen (6 June 1855 – 28 September 1921) was an Icelandic geologist and geographer.

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