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Botanists

220 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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…
Adelbert von ChamissoAuthor · BooksAdelbert von Chamisso (30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist.
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.
Albrecht von HallerAuthor · BooksAlbrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet.
Alexander von HumboldtAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.
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.
Ami BouéAuthor · Maps and atlasesAmi Boué (16 March 1794 – 21 November 1881) was a geologist of French Huguenot origin. Ami Boué was born at Hamburg, he was trained in Edinburgh and across Europe.
Andrea NavageroAuthor · BooksAndrea Navagero (1483 – 8 May 1529), known as Andreas Naugerius in Latin, was a Venetian diplomat and writer.
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.
Arvid August AfzeliusAuthor · BooksArvid August Afzelius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd ˈǎʊɡɵst afˈsěːlɪɵs]; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra – 2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and…
Asima ChatterjeeAuthor · BooksAsima Chatterjee (23 September 1917 – 22 November 2006) was an Indian organic chemist noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine.
Atanasio Echeverría y GodoyIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Echeveria leucotricha, a plant of the genus named after Echeverría
Aubin-Louis Millin de GrandmaisonAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sketch of Millin from Biographie des hommes vivants (1818)
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 Fredrik FallénPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Fredrik Fallén
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Carl FroelichPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Carl Froelich directing Die Regimentstochter (1908)
Carl Gustav CarusAuthor · BooksCarl Gustav Carus (3 January 1789 – 28 July 1869) was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era.
Carl SprengelAuthor · BooksKarl or Philipp Carl Sprengel (March 29, 1787 – April 19, 1859) was a German botanist from Schillerslage (now part of Burgdorf, Hanover).
Catharina Helena DörrienArtist · PaintingsCatharina Helena Dörrien was a German botanist, mycologist, governess, painter, writer and translator (1717–1795). She was born in Hildesheim and died in Dillenburg.
Charles Antoine LemaireAuthor · BooksIllustration — Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.
Charles BonnetAuthor · BooksCharles Bonnet (French: [ʃaʁl bɔnɛ]; 13 March 1720 – 20 May 1793) was a Genevan naturalist and philosophical writer.
Charles DaubenyPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Charles Daubeny in 1856–1860
Charles Frederick MillspaughIllustrator · IllustrationCharles Frederick Millspaugh (June 20, 1854 – September 15, 1923) was an American botanist, botanical illustrator, and physician.
Charles Marie de La CondamineAuthor · BooksCharles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician.
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…
Charles WilkesAuthor · BooksCharles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. He led the first United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842).
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.
Charlotte Turner SmithAuthor · BooksCharlotte Turner Smith (born 4 May 1749; died 28 October 1806) was the recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is poetry.
Christian SchkuhrIllustrator · IllustrationChristian Schkuhr (14 May 1741, Pegau – 17 July 1811, Wittenberg) was a German gardener, artist and botanist.
Christoph Jacob TrewIllustrator · IllustrationChristoph Jacob Trew (16 April 1695 in Lauf an der Pegnitz – 18 July 1769) was a German physician and botanist. He described numerous plants and published several richly illustrated works.
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.
Claude AubrietArtist · PaintingsClaude Aubriet (c. 1651 or 1665 – 3 December 1742) was a French illustrator and botanical artist.
Constantine Samuel RafinesqueArtist · PaintingsConstantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (kɔ̃stɑ̃tin(ə) samɥɛl ʁafinɛsk(ə)ʃmalts) (22 October 1783 – 18 September 1840) was a French polymath of the early 19th century.
Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van SteenisPhotographer · PhotographyCornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis (31 October 1901 – 14 May 1986) was a Dutch botanist.
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.
Daniel SolanderAuthor · BooksDaniel Carlsson Solander or Daniel Charles Solander (19 February 1733 – 13 May 1782) was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Danny BeathPhotographer · PhotographyDavid Daniel Nicholas Beath (6 September 1960 – 14 January 2013) was a British landscape and wildlife photographer and botanist.
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.
Edward HitchcockAuthor · BooksEdward Hitchcock (May 24, 1793 – February 27, 1864) was an American geologist and the third President of Amherst College (1845–1854).
Elizabeth TwiningArtist · PaintingsElizabeth Twining (1805–1889) was an English painter, author, and botanical illustrator.
Emil Adolf RossmässlerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Emil Adolf Rossmässler
Erasmus DarwinAuthor · BooksErasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist,…
Ernst Gottlieb von SteudelAuthor · BooksErnst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German medical doctor and an authority on grasses.
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;
Euricius CordusAuthor · BooksEuricius Cordus born Heinrich Ritze (1486 – 24 December 1535) was a German humanist poet, physician, botanist and naturalist. He is considered one of the founders of botany in Germany.
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.
Ferdinand BauerIllustrator · IllustrationFerdinand Lucas Bauer (20 January 1760 – 17 March 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia.
Francis Rawdon ChesneyAuthor · BooksFrancis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer.
Franz BauerIllustrator · Illustration
Franz SieberDesigner · DesignFranz Wilhelm Sieber (30 March 1789 – 17 December 1844) was a Czech-Austrian botanist and collector who travelled to Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa and Australia.
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…
Franz von Paula SchrankAuthor · BooksFranz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist.
Georg Eberhard RumphiusDesigner · DesignGeorg Eberhard Rumphius (originally: Rumpf; baptized c. 1 November 1627 – 15 June 1702) was a German-born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company in what is now eastern Indonesia,…
Georg MarcgraveAuthor · Maps and atlasesGeorg Marcgrave (20 September 1610 – August 1644) was a German naturalist, astronomer, and cartographer.
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.
Gerard van SpaendonckArtist · PaintingsGerard van Spaendonck (22 March 1746 – 11 May 1822) was a Dutch painter.
Gertrude JekyllDesigner · DesignGertrude Jekyll (29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist.
Gilles ClémentDesigner · Modern designGilles Clément (ʒil klemɑ̃; born in Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, France in 1943), is a French gardener, garden designer, botanist, entomologist and writer.
Giovanni Battista BalbisAuthor · BooksGiovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France.
Giovanni Battista FerrariAuthor · BooksGiovanni Baptista (also Battista) Ferrari (1 May 1584 – 1 February 1655) was an Italian Jesuit priest, orientalist, university teacher and botanist.
Göran RothmanAuthor · BooksGöran Rothman (30 November 1739 – 3 December 1778) was a Swedish physician, naturalist and translator, remembered as an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Graceanna LewisArtist · PaintingsGraceanna Lewis (August 3, 1821 – February 25, 1912) was an American naturalist, illustrator, and social reformer.
Grigory LangsdorffAuthor · BooksGeorg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff (8 April 1774 – 9 June 1852) was a German naturalist and explorer, as well as a Russian diplomat, better known by his Russian name, Grigori Ivanovich…
Hadrianus JuniusAuthor · BooksHadrianus Junius (1511–1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector,…
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…
Heinrich BerghausAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus (3 May 1797 – 17 February 1884) was a German geographer and cartographer who conducted trigonometric surveys in Prussia and taught geodesy at the Bauakademie…
Heinrich CottaAuthor · BooksJohann Heinrich Cotta (30 October 1763 – 25 October 1844) was a German silviculturist who was a native of Kleine Zillbach, near Wasungen, Thuringia.
Henri Gadeau de KervillePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1884)
Henry SaltIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Portrait of Henry Salt by John James Halls (c.
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,…
Hugh ClappertonAuthor · BooksBain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a British naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.
Ibn Al OuardyAuthor · BooksAbū Ḥafs Zayn al-Dīn ʻUmar ibn al-Muẓaffar Ibn al-Wardī, known as Ibn al-Wardi, was an Arab geographer (died circa 1446, sometimes listed as late as 1457).
Isaac SpragueArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Isaac Sprague
Ivan MartinovAuthor · BooksIvan Ivanovich Martinov (the last name also spelled Martynov; 1771 – 1833 in Saint Peterburg) was a Russian botanist and philologist.
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 BigelowAuthor · BooksJacob Bigelow (February 27, 1787January 10, 1879) was an American medical doctor, botanist and botanical illustrator.
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.
Jacob HübnerIllustrator · IllustrationJacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierreAuthor · BooksJacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pron; also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (19 January 1737, in Le Havre – 21 January 1814, in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist.
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.
James BoltonIllustrator · IllustrationJames Bolton (1735 – 7 January 1799) was an English naturalist, botanist, mycologist, and illustrator.
James CookAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaptain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans…
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…
Jean C. BaudetAuthor · BooksJean Claude Baudet (May 31, 1944 – July 18, 2021) was a Belgian philosopher and writer.
Jean Charles Léonard de SismondiAuthor · BooksJean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, also known as Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de Sismondi (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl leɔnaʁ də sismɔ̃di];
Jean Henri Jaume Saint-HilaireArtist · PaintingsJean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire (October 29, 1772 – 1845) was a French naturalist and artist, born in Grasse, France.
Jean-Baptiste de LamarckAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier.
Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy (born Jean-Baptiste Lislet; also known as Jean-Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy; 23 August 1755 – 8 February 1836) was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
Jean-Marie MorelDesigner · DesignIllustration — Jean Marie Morel
Johann Baptist von SpixIllustrator · IllustrationJohann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German biologist.
Johann Friedrich NaumannArtist · PaintingsJohann Friedrich Naumann (14 February 1780 – 15 August 1857) was a German scientist, artist, engraver, and editor. He is regarded as the founder of scientific ornithology in Europe.
Johann Gottlieb GleditschAuthor · BooksJohann Gottlieb Gleditsch (5 February 1714, in Leipzig – 5 October 1786, in Berlin) was a German physician and botanist known for pioneer investigations of plant sexuality and reproduction.
Johannes AndersenPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian.
John AbbotIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Abbot (1751c. 1840) was an American naturalist and artist.
John AikinAuthor · BooksJohn Aikin (15 January 1747 – 7 December 1822) was an English medical doctor and surgeon. Later in life he devoted himself wholly to biography and writing in periodicals.
John BarrowAuthor · BooksSir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant.
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
John MitchellAuthor · Maps and atlasesJohn Mitchell (April 13, 1711 – February 29, 1768) was a colonial American physician and botanist.

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