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Botanists

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

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John RossArtist · PaintingsRear-Admiral Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a British naval officer and explorer.
José Antonio de Alzate y RamírezAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez.
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.
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
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.
Karl Ludwig GieseckePerson · Film memorabiliaCarl Ludwig Giesecke FRSE (6 April 1761 in Augsburg – 5 March 1833 in Dublin) was a German actor, librettist, polar explorer and mineralogist.
Kata BethlenAuthor · BooksCountess Kata Bethlen de Bethlen (1700–1759), sometimes referred to as Katherine Bethlen, was one of the earliest Hungarians to write memoirs.
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.
Louis Alphonse de BrébissonPhotographer · PhotographyLouis Alphonse de Brébisson (25 September 1798 – 26 April 1888) was a French botanist and photographer born in Falaise, Calvados.
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.
Lydia ByamIllustrator · IllustrationLydia Byam Sutton (baptised 1772 – 28 January 1854) was a British botanical illustrator known for her works depicting plants from the Caribbean.
Margaret Neilson ArmstrongIllustrator · IllustrationMargaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author.
Margaret RoscoeIllustrator · IllustrationMargaret Roscoe (Lace c. 1786 – 1840) was an early 19th-century English botanical illustrator and writer.
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.
Maria Sibylla MerianArtist · PaintingsMaria Sibylla Merian (2 April 164713 January 1717) was a German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator.
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 DelanyArtist · PaintingsMary Delany, earlier Mary Pendarves (Granville; 14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking, known for her "paper-mosaicks", botanic drawing,…
Mary LawranceEngraver · PrintsMary Lawrance Kearse (21 May 1781 – 27 March 1845) was a British botanical illustrator who specialized in flowers. She also taught botanical illustration.
Mary Livingston RipleyPhotographer · PhotographyMary Livingstone (disambiguation)
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.
Ole BorchAuthor · BooksOle Borch (7 April 1626 – 13 October 1690) (Latinized to Olaus Borrichius or Olaus Borrichus) was a Danish scientist, physician, grammarian, and poet.
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 von MünchhausenAuthor · BooksOtto II. Freiherr von Münchhausen (11 June 1716 – 13 July 1774) was a German botanist. He was Chancellor of University of Göttingen and a correspondent of Linnaeus.
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…
Pancrace BessaEngraver · PrintsPancrace Bessa (1 January 1772 – 11 June 1846) was a French natural history artist, best known for his botanical illustrations.
Paul Dietrich GisekeAuthor · BooksPaul Dietrich Giseke (8 December 1741 – 26 April 1796) was a German botanist, physician, teacher and librarian.
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.
Peter Joseph LennéDesigner · DesignPeter Joseph Lenné (the Younger) (29 September 1789 – 23 January 1866) was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect.
Petrus CamperArtist · PaintingsPetrus Camper FRS (11 May 1722 – 7 April 1789), was a Dutch physician, anatomist, physiologist, midwife, zoologist, anthropologist, palaeontologist and a naturalist in the Age of…
Pierre Antoine PoiteauArtist · PaintingsPierre-Antoine Poiteau (23 March 1766 – 27 February 1854) was a French botanist, gardener and botanical artist.
Pierre Jean François TurpinArtist · PaintingsPierre Jean François Turpin (11 March 1775, Vire – 1 May 1840) was a French botanist and illustrator.
Pierre TrémauxDesigner · DesignPierre Trémaux (20 July 1818 – 12 March 1895) was a French architect, Orientalist photographer and author of numerous scientific and ethnographic publications.
Pierre-Joseph RedoutéEngraver · PrintsPierre-Joseph Redouté (pjɛʁ ʒozɛf ʁədute, 10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other…
Pietro de' CrescenziAuthor · BooksPietro de' Crescenzi (Petrus de Crescentiis; c. 1230/35 – c.
Prideaux John SelbyIllustrator · IllustrationPrideaux John Selby FRSE FLS (23 July 1788 – 27 March 1867) was an English ornithologist, botanist and natural history artist.
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 Ker PorterArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait of Porter
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.
Sarah Sophia BanksPerson · Music memorabiliaSarah Sophia Banks (28 October 1744 – 27 September 1818) was an English antiquarian collector and the sister and collaborator of botanist Joseph Banks.
Sherwin CarlquistPhotographer · PhotographySherwin John Carlquist FMLS (July 7, 1930 - December 1, 2021) was an American botanist and photographer.
Simon PaulliAuthor · BooksSimon Paulli (6 April 1603 – 25 April 1680), was a Danish physician and naturalist. He was a professor of anatomy, surgery and botany at the University of Copenhagen.
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.
Sydney ParkinsonIllustrator · IllustrationSydney Parkinson (c. 174526 January 1771) was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist.
Thaddäus HaenkeAuthor · Maps and atlasesThaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (also Thaddeus Haenke; Tadeáš Haenke; Tadeo Haenke; 5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) was a Czech botanist and explorer.
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.
TheophrastusAuthor · Books371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist.
Ulisse AldrovandiArtist · PaintingsUlisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe.
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.
Walafrid StraboDesigner · DesignWalafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, nicknamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. 80818 August 849), was an Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer who lived on Reichenau Island in…
William BartramAuthor · BooksWilliam Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer.
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 Jackson HookerIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under…
William James LintonEngraver · PrintsIllustration — William James Linton.
William John BurchellArtist · PaintingsWilliam John Burchell (23 July 1781 – 23 March 1863) was an English explorer, naturalist, traveller, artist, and author.
William JonesAuthor · BooksWilliam Jones was a British and English anthropologist, linguist, judge, translator, poet and writer (1746–1794). He was born in Westminster and died in Kolkata.
William MacGillivrayAuthor · BooksWilliam MacGillivray FRSE (25 January 1796 – 4 September 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
William SwainsonIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.
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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19th-century botanists100
18th-century botanists87
Botanists from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland43
American botanists28
French botanists25
British botanists21

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