HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

__NOTOC__


A–C

To find entries for A–C, use the table of contents above.


D

* D.A.Cooke –
David Alan Cooke David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(born 1949) * D.A.Herb. – Desmond Andrew Herbert (1898–1976) * Dahl –
Anders Dahl Anders (or Andreas) Dahl (17 March 1751 in Varnhem, Västergötland – 25 May 1789) was a Swedish botanist and student of Carl Linnaeus. The dahlia flower is named after him. Early life and education Andreas (Anders) Dahl was the son of Chri ...
(1751–1789) * Dahlgren –
Bror Eric Dahlgren Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 1536. It is also used heavily in a colloquial sense in the c ...
(1877–1961) * Dahlst. – Gustav Adolf Hugo Dahlstedt (1856–1934) * D.A.Keith – David A. Keith ( fl. 2001) * Daléchamps –
Jacques Daléchamps Jacques Daléchamps (1513, Caen – 1588) was a French botanist and physician. When the scholar Isaac Casaubon first established the Greek text of the recently rediscovered '' Deipnosophistae'', it was printed alongside a Latin translation by ...
(also as Jacobus Dale Champius) (1513–1588) * Dallim. –
William Dallimore William Dallimore (1871 – 7 November 1959) was an English botanist who published a ''Handbook of Coniferae'' and who played an important role in the start and development of Bedgebury Pinetum. Career William Dallimore began his career at the R ...
(1871–1959) * Dalpé –
Yolande Dalpé Yolande Dalpé is a former Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. She became the first mycologist in Ottawa to study the taxonomy of mycorrhizal fungi. Her research focuses on developing new information on taxonomy, phylogeny, ...
(born 1948) * Daly – Douglas C. Daly (born 1953) * Dalzell –
Nicol Alexander Dalzell Nicol (or Nicholas) Alexander Dalzell FRSE FLS (21 April 1817 – 18 December 1877) was a Scottish botanist. He was one of the first persons to form the link between forest denudation and the impact of rainfall upon the wider countryside. ...
(1817–1877) * Dalziel –
John McEwan Dalziel John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
(1872–1948) * D'Amato – Giovanni Frederico D'Amato (born 1941) * Da M.Li – Da Ming Li ( fl. 2007) * Dammer –
Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer (born 8 January 1860 in Apolda, died 15 November 1920 in Großrambin near Kołobrzeg) was a German botanist. Dammer was also interested in entomology. He was the son of Otto Dammer (1839–1916), an early advocate of the ...
(1860–1920) * D.A.Morrison –
David A. Morrison David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(born 1958) * Dana –
James Dwight Dana James Dwight Dana Royal Society of London, FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcano, volcanic activity, and the ...
(1813–1895) * Dandy –
James Edgar Dandy James Edgar Dandy (24 September 1903, in Preston, Lancashire – 10 November 1976, in Tring) was a British botanist, Keeper of Botany at the British Museum (Natural History) between 1956 and 1966. He was a world specialist on the plant genus ''Pota ...
(1903–1976) * Danert – Siegfried Danert (1926–1973) * Danesi – L. Danesi (1851–1915) * Danet – Frédéric Danet (born 1968) * Danguy – Paul Auguste Danguy (1862–1942) * Daniell –
William Freeman Daniell William Freeman Daniell (1818–1865) was a British army surgeon and botanist. From 1847 to 1856 he was stationed in Gambia, the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) and Sierra Leone, where he studied tropical diseases and botany. He corresponded with Willia ...
(1818–1865) * Daniels –
Francis Potter Daniels Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Mu ...
(1869–1947) * Danielsen –
Anders Danielsen Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...
(1919–2006) * Danihelka –
Jiří Danihelka Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B * Jiří Antonín Benda * Jiří Baborovský * Jiří Barta * Jiří Bartoška * Jiří Bicek * Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla * ...
(born 1968) * Däniker –
Albert Ulrich Däniker Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...
(1894–1957) * Danin – Avinoam Danin (born 1939) * Dans. –
Pierre Mackay Dansereau Pierre Dansereau (October 5, 1911 – September 28, 2011) was a Canadian ecologist from Quebec known as one of the "fathers of ecology". Biography Born in Outremont, Quebec (now part of Montreal), he received a Bachelor of Science in Agricult ...
(1911–2011) * Danser –
Benedictus Hubertus Danser Benedictus Hubertus Danser (May 24, 1891, Schiedam – October 18, 1943, Groningen), often abbreviated B. H. Danser, was a Dutch taxonomist and botanist. Danser specialised in the plant families Loranthaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Polygonaceae. In 192 ...
(1891–1943) * Danthoine – D. Danthoine (1739–1794) * Danzé-Corsin –
Paule Danzé-Corsin Paule (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Paule are called ''paulois'' in French. Geography Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (frenc ...
( fl. 1956) * Darby – John M. Darby (1804–1877) * Darbysh. – S.J. Darbyshire (born 1953) * Darl. –
William Darlington William Darlington (April 28, 1782 – April 23, 1863) was an American physician, botanist, and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 181 ...
(1782–1863) * Darling – Samuel Taylor Darling (1872–1925) * D.Arora –
David Arora David Arora (born October 23, 1952)Barnard J. 1993. "Self-taught mushroom maven travels world for fungi". ''Associated Press'' December 31, 1993. Accessed 2008-01-20, via LexisNexis Academic. is an American mycologist, naturalist, and writer. He ...
(born 1957) * Darwin –
Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...
(1809–1882) * Das –
Atulananda Das Atulananda Das (1879–1952) was an Indian botanist and forester noted for working for the Assam region of the Indian Forestry Service and describing species in the families Ericaceae, Ebenaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hel ...
(1879–1952) * D.A.Simpson –
David Alan Simpson David Alan Simpson (born 1955) is an English botanist. Authority abbreviation References Living people 1955 births English botanists Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-biologi ...
(born 1955) * D.A.Sutton – David A. Sutton (born 1952) * Daubs – Edwin Horace Daubs ( fl. 1965) * Dauncey – Elizabeth Anne Dauncey (born 1965) * Daveau –
Jules Alexandre Daveau Jules Alexandre Daveau (29 February 1852, Argenteuil – 24 August 1929) was a French botanist known for his investigations of Portuguese flora. As a teenager he began work as an apprentice gardener at the Muséum national d'histoire naturel ...
(1852–1929) * Davenp. – George Edward Davenport (1833–1907) * Davey –
Frederick Hamilton Davey Frederick Hamilton Davey (1868–1915) was a British amateur botanist who devoted most of his leisure time to the study of the flora of Cornwall, England. Born at Ponsanooth in the Kennall Vale, Cornwall to a large family of limited means, he le ...
(1868–1915) * David –
Armand David Father Armand David (7 September 1826, Espelette – 10 November 1900, Paris) was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist. Several species, such as Père David's deer, are named after him — be ...
(1826–1900) * Davidse – Gerrit Davidse (born 1942) * Davidson –
Anstruther Davidson Anstruther Davidson (1860–1932) was a Scottish-American physician, professor of medicine, botanist, and entomologist. Biography Born in Scotland, Davidson attended the University of Glasgow, where he graduated CM MB in 1881 and received his ...
(1860–1932) * Davies – Hugh Davies (1739–1821) * Davis –
John Jefferson Davis John Jefferson Davis is Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1975. He is an ordained Presbyterian pastor (Presbyterian Church USA). Thought Davis has been activ ...
(1852–1937) * D.A.Webb – David Allardice Webb (1912–1994) * Dawson –
John William Dawson Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899) was a Canadian geologist and university administrator. Life and work John William Dawson was born on 13 October 1820 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he attended and graduated from Pictou Academy. Of Scotti ...
(1820–1899) * Day – Alva George Day (born 1920) * D.Beards. – David Beardsell ( fl. 1992) * D.B.Horne – David Bertram Horne (born 1940) * D.Brândză –
Dimitrie Brândză Dimitrie Brândză (; 1846–1895) was a Romanian botanist. He founded the Botanical Garden of Bucharest, which is now named in his honor. Brândză was born in Viișoara, Botoșani County. After studying at the Academia Mihăileană in Iași, ...
(1846–1895) * D.B.Ward – Daniel Bertram Ward (1928–2016) * DC. –
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candol ...
(1778–1841) * D.C.Eaton –
Daniel Cady Eaton Daniel Cady Eaton (September 12, 1834 – June 29, 1895) was an American botanist and author. After studies at the Rensselaer Institute in Troy and Russell's military school in New Haven,"Daniel Cady Eaton", ''American Journal of Science'', A ...
(1834–1895) * D.C.McClint. – David Charles McClintock (1913–2001) * D.Cooper – Dorothy Cooper (born 1941) * D.C.Stuart – D.C. Stuart (born 1940) * D.D.Awasthi – Dharani Dhar Awasthi (1922–2011) * D.D.Baldwin –
David Dwight Baldwin David Dwight Baldwin (November 26, 1831 – June 16, 1912) was a businessman, educator, and biologist on Maui in the Hawaiian islands. Within biology he is known for his contributions to the study of Hawaiian land snails, part of malacology. ...
(1831–1912) * D.D.Cunn. –
David Douglas Cunningham David Douglas Cunningham (29 September 1843 – 31 December 1914) was a Scottish doctor and researcher who worked extensively in India on various aspects of public health and medicine. He studied the spread of bacteria and the spores of fungi t ...
(1843–1914) * D.Dean Cunn. – Darrell Dean Cunningham (born 1951) * D.Dietr. –
David Nathaniel Dietrich David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(1799–1888) * D.D.Keck – David D. Keck (1903–1995) * D.Don –
David Don David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 December 1841) was a Scottish people, Scottish botanist. Biography David Don was born on 21 December 1799 at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland to Caroline Clementina Stuart, and her husband George Don of ...
(1799–1841) * D.Donati – Davide Donati (born 1975) * D.D.Perkins – David Dexter Perkins (1919–2007) * D.D.Spauld. – Daniel D. Spaulding ( fl. 2016) * D.Drake –
Daniel Drake Daniel Drake (October 20, 1785 – November 5, 1852) was a pioneering American physician and prolific writer. Early life Drake was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Isaac Drake and Elizabeth Shotwell. He was the elder brother of Benjamin ...
(1785–1852) * D.D.Tao – De Ding Tao (born 1937) * Deam – Charles Clemon Deam (1865–1953) * de Bary –
Anton de Bary Heinrich Anton de Bary (26 January 183119 January 1888) was a German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist (fungal systematics and physiology). He is considered a founding father of plant pathology (phytopathology) as well as the fou ...
(1831–1888) * Debeaux –
Jean Odon Debeaux Jean Odon Debeaux (4 August 1826, Agen – 20 February 1910, Toulouse) was a French military pharmacist, botanist and malacologist. In 1854 he qualified as a pharmacist in Paris, then joined the French Army, and from 1854 to 1859 was station ...
(1826–1910) * D.E.Beetle – Dorothy Erna Beetle (''née'' Schoof, later Beetle-Pillmore) (1918–2005) * Decne. –
Joseph Decaisne Joseph Decaisne (7 March 1807 – 8 January 1882) was a French botanist and agronomist. He became an ''aide-naturaliste'' to Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797-1853), who served as the chair of rural botany. It was during this time that he began to stu ...
(1807–1882) * D.Edwards –
Dianne Edwards Professor Dianne Edwards CBE, FRS, FRSE, FLS, FLSW (born 1942) is a palaeobotanist, who studies the colonisation of land by plants, and early land plant interactions. Early life Edwards was born in Swansea, South Wales, and spent much of he ...
(born 1942) * De Franceschi – D. De Franceschi ( fl. 1993) * Degen –
Árpád von Degen Árpád von Degen (31 March 1866, in Pozsony (now Slovakia) – 30 March 1934, in Budapest), was a Hungarian biologist and botanist whose activities were rooted in theoretical principles and scientific botany. Head of the royal Seed Testing Stati ...
(1866–1934) * Degl. – Jean Vincent Yves Degland (1773–1841) * Deguchi – Hironori Deguchi (born 1948) * Dehnh. –
Friedrich Dehnhardt Friedrich Dehnhardt (22 September 1787, Buhle nr Göttingen - 1 May 1870, Naples) was chief gardener of " L'Hortus Camaldulensis di Napoli", or the Camaldoli gardens in Naples belonging to Francesco Ricciardi, Count of Camaldoli. It was from these ...
(1787–1870) * Deinboll –
Peter Vogelius Deinboll Peter Vogelius Deinboll (8 January 1783 Copenhagen – 13 May 1874 Aker, Norway) was a Danish-Norwegian priest, parliamentary representative and entomologist. He was the son of Christian Deinboll and Karen Christiane Holm, and lived most of his ...
(1783–1874) * de Kok – Rogier Petrus Johannes de Kok (born 1964) * de Kruif – A.P.M. de Kruif ( fl. 1984) * Delahouss. – A. James Delahoussaye ( fl. 1967) * DeLaney – Kris R. DeLaney (fl. 1989) * de Lange –
Peter James de Lange Peter James de Lange (born 1966) is a New Zealand botanist. Born and schooled in Hamilton, New Zealand, he graduated from the University of Waikato as B.Sc. in biological and earth sciences, then as M.Sc. in paleoecology and tephrochronostrat ...
(born 1966) * de Laub. –
David John de Laubenfels David John de Laubenfels or D. J. de Laubenfels (1925 – February 6, 2016) was an American botanist known as an expert on tropical conifers. See also * Max Walker de Laubenfels Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongi ...
(born 1925) * Delavay – Pierre Jean Marie Delavay (1834–1895) * D.E.Lee – Daphne Euphemia Lee (born 1950) * Deless. –
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (14 February 1773 – 1 March 1847) was a French banker and naturalist. He was an honorary member of the Académie des Sciences and many species were named from his natural history collections. Biography He was bor ...
(1773–1847) * Deleuze – Joseph Philippe François Deleuze (1753–1835) * Delev. – Theodore Delevoryas (1929–2017) * Delf – Ellen Marion Delf (1883–1980) * Delile –
Alire Raffeneau Delile Alire Raffeneau Delile (23 January 1778, in Versailles – 5 July 1850, in Montpellier) was a French botanist. Biography Delile studied botany with Jean Lemonnier, and was in the Paris medical school in 1796. Egypt Delile participated in Napole ...
(1778–1850) * Dell – Bernard Dell (born 1949) * D.Ellis – David Ellis (1874–1937) * Demoly – Jean-Pierre Demoly (born 1951) * Dempster – Lauramay Tinsley Dempster (1905–1997) * De M.Wang – De-Ming Wang (born 1970) * Denham –
Dixon Denham Dixon Denham (1 January 17869 June 1828) was an English soldier, explorer of West Central Africa, and ultimately Governor of Sierra Leone. Early life Dixon Denham was born at Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London on New Year's Day, 1786, the s ...
(1786–1828) * Denis – Marcel Denis (1897–1929) * Denisse – Étienne Denisse (1785–1861) * Dennes –
George Edgar Dennes George Edgar Dennes (181727 March 1871) was an English solicitor and plant collector. Life George Edgar Dennes, the son of George and Ann Dennes, was baptised in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 27 March 1817, although at least one other source sugge ...
(1817–1871) * Dennst. –
August Wilhelm Dennstedt August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776–1826), surname sometimes spelled Dennstaedt, was a German physician and botanist who was bürgermeister of Magdala, a town near Weimar. From 1817 he was scientific director of the Grand Ducal Garden in Belve ...
(1776–1826) * De Not. –
Giuseppe De Notaris Giuseppe De Notaris (18 April 1805, Milan – 22 January 1877) was an Italian botanist generally known for his work with cryptogams native to Italy. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia, obtaining his medical degree in 1830. Having dev ...
(1805–1877) ("Giuseppe" sometimes as "Josephus") * Deori – Numal Chandra Deori ( fl. 1988) * Deplanche – Émile Deplanche (1824–1875) * Deppe –
Ferdinand Deppe Ferdinand Deppe (1794–1861) was a German naturalist, explorer and painter. He was born and died in Berlin. Deppe travelled to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion o ...
(1794–1861) * De Puydt –
Paul Émile de Puydt Paul Émile de Puydt (6 March 1810 – 20 May 1891), a writer whose contributions included work in botany and economics, was born and died in Mons, Belgium. His father was Jean Ambroise de Puydt (1758–1836), who was governor of the province Hai ...
(1810–1891) * Derbès –
August Alphonse Derbès August Alphonse Derbès (8 May 1818, Marseille – 27 January 1894, Marseille) was a French professor of naturalist, zoologist and botanist at the University of Marseille who studied reproduction of sea urchins and of algae. Derbès was the fir ...
(1818–1894) * de Roon – Adrianus Cornelis de Roon (1928–2011) * Deschamps –
Louis Auguste Deschamps Louis-Auguste Deschamps (1765 in Saint-Omer – 1842 in Paris) was a French botanist and surgeon, who specialised in the flora of Java and Mexico. References

1765 births 1842 deaths 18th-century French botanists 19th-century French bo ...
(1765–1842) * Déségl. –
Pierre Alfred Déséglise Pierre Alfred Déséglise (28 October 1823, Bourges – 13 December 1883, Geneva) was a French botanist. He was a student of Alexandre Boreau (1803–1875), with whom he botanized and collected plants in the department of Cher and surrounding area ...
(1823–1883) * Desf. –
René Louiche Desfontaines René Louiche Desfontaines (14 February 1750 – 16 November 1833) was a French botanist. Desfontaines was born near Tremblay, Ille-et-Vilaine , Tremblay in Brittany. He attended the Collège de Rennes and in 1773 went to Paris to study medi ...
(1750–1833) * De Smet – Louis De Smet (1813–1887) * Des Moul. – Charles Robert Alexandre des Moulins (1798–1875) * Desp. – Jean-Baptiste-René Pouppé Desportes (1704–1748) * Despr. – Jean-Marie Despréaux (erroneously Louis Despréaux Saint-Sauveur) (1794–1843) * Desr. –
Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux Louis Auguste Joseph Desrousseaux (27 July 1753 – 20 January 1838) was a French botanist and pteridologist. He was a contributor to the "Encyclopedia Botanique" of Lamarck, from 1783 to 1796. Desrousseaux produced many works on new plant spe ...
(1753–1838) * Desv. –
Nicaise Auguste Desvaux Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (28 August 1784 – 12 July 1856) was a French botanist. From 1816 he taught classes in Angers, where from 1817 to 1838 he served as director of its botanical garden. He described the botanical genera ''Neslia'', ''Mycenast ...
(1784–1856) * Detmers – Freda Detmers (1867–1934) * De Vis –
Charles Walter De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),
(1829–1915) * de Vogel – Eduard Ferdinand de Vogel (born 1942) * de Vos –
Cornelis de Vos Cornelis de Vos (1584 – 9 May 1651) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer. He was one of the leading portrait painters in Antwerp and is best known for his sensitive portraits, in particular of children and families. He was a ...
(1806–1895) * de Vries –
Hugo de Vries Hugo Marie de Vries () (16 February 1848 – 21 May 1935) was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists. He is known chiefly for suggesting the concept of genes, rediscovering the laws of heredity in the 1890s while apparently unaware of ...
(1848–1935) * de Vriese –
Willem Hendrik de Vriese Willem Hendrik de Vriese (11 August 1806 – 23 January 1862) was a Dutch botanist and physician born in Oosterhout, North Brabant. Education Willem Hendrik de Vriese studied medicine at the University of Leiden, earning his doctorate in 183 ...
(1806–1862) * de Wet – Johannes Martenis Jacob de Wet (1927–2009) * Dewèvre – Alfred Aloys Dewèvre (1866–1897) * Dewey –
Chester Dewey Chester Dewey (October 25, 1784 – December 15, 1867) was an American botanist, antislavery activist, clergyman and educator.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 Early li ...
(1784–1867) * De Wild. –
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (19 October 1866, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – 1947) was a Belgian botanist and phycologist. He is known for his investigations of Congolese flora. From 1883 to 1887, he studied pharmacy at the Université l ...
(1866–1947) * De Winter –
Bernard de Winter Bernard de Winter (31 July 1924 - 8 May 2017 Pretoria) was a South African botanist who from 1973 was Director of the Botanical Research Institute, which later became the National Botanical Institute and then the South African National Biodivers ...
(born 1924) * de Wit –
Hendrik de Wit Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Dirk de Wit (24 October 1909 – 16 March 1999) was a Dutch systematic botanist who contributed significantly to the knowledge of the Aroid genera '' Cryptocoryne'' and '' Lagenandra''. He grew up in the Waterland, a ...
(1909–1999) * Deyl – Miloš Deyl (1906–1985) * D.Fairchild –
David Fairchild David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 – August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United State ...
(1869–1954) * D.Fang –
Ding Fang Ding Fang (); born 1956 in Wugong County, Shaanxi) is a Chinese painter and curator. He graduated from the Nanjing Fine Arts Academy in 1986, with a Masters in oil painting, where he later taught for several years. After working both as a profess ...
(born 1920) * D.F.Austin – Daniel Frank Austin (1943–2015) * D.F.Brunt. –
Daniel Francis Brunton Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...
(born 1948) * D.F.Cutler –
David Frederick Cutler David Frederick Cutler PPLS (born 1939) is an English botanist and plant anatomist. Life David Cutler was born in 1939. He was educated at the University of Leeds, BSc (Hons) 1962, and Imperial College London, PhD 1965. Cutler worked as a pl ...
(born 1939) * D.F.Fisch. – Daniel Ferdinand Heinrich Albert Fischer (1865–1927) * D.G.Burch – Derek George Burch (born 1933) * D.G.Lloyd – David Graham Lloyd (1937–2006) * D.G.Long – David Geoffrey Long (born 1948) * D.Hanb. –
Daniel Hanbury Daniel Hanbury FRS (11 September 1825 – 24 March 1875) was a British botanist and pharmacologist. He was an early student of pharmacognosy, the study of the medicinal applications of nature, principally of plants. Life Hanbury was born ...
(1825–1875) * D.Hawksw. –
David Leslie Hawksworth David Leslie Hawksworth (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Muse ...
(born 1946) * D.H.Davis – Diana Helen Davis (born 1945) * D.H.Goldman – Douglas H. Goldman (fl. 1995) * D.H.Kent – Douglas Henry Kent (1920–1998) * D.H.Norris – Daniel H. Norris (1933–2017) * D.H.Scott –
Dukinfield Henry Scott Dr Dukinfield Henry Scott FRS HFRSE LLD (28 November 1854 – 29 January 1934) was a British botanist. Biography Scott was born in London on 28 November 1854, the fifth and youngest son of architect Sir George Gilbert Scott and his wife Caro ...
(1854–1934) * D.H.Wagner – David H. Wagner (born 1945) * Di Capua – Ernesta Di Capua (1875–1943) * Dice – James C. Dice ( fl. 1995) * Dicks. – James (Jacobus) J. Dickson (1738–1822) * Didr. – Didrik Ferdinand Didrichsen (1814–1887) * Dieck –
Georg Dieck Georg Dieck (28 April 1847 in Zöschen – 21 October 1925 in Zöschen) was a German entomologist and botanist. After attending high school in Naumburg, he studied natural sciences at Jena, where he was a pupil and assistant of Ernst Haeckel. In 1 ...
(1847–1925) * Dieckmann – Juana G. Dieckmann (1888–1960) * Died. – Hermann Diedicke (1865–1940) * Dieder. – Christoph Diederichs ( fl. 1989) * Diederich – Paul Diederich (born 1959) * Diederichsen – Axel Diederichsen ( fl. 2001) * Diego – Nelly Diego ( fl. 2001) * Diego-Esc. – Valentina Diego-Escobar ( fl. 2008) * Diehl –
William Webster Diehl William Webster Diehl (January 15, 1891 – 1978) was an American mycologist recognized for his work on grass pathogens, particularly in the genus '' Balansia''. Diehl was born in on January 15, 1891 in Logansport, Indiana to parents Edwin Randal ...
(1891–1978) * Diekm. – Rolf Diekmann ( fl. 2000) * Diels – Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels (1874–1945) * Diem – José Diem (1899–1986) * Dien – B.S. Dien ( fl. 1998) * Dierb. – Johann Heinrich Dierbach (1788–1845) * Dierckx – Frans Dierckx (1863–1937) * Diers – Lothar Diers ( fl. 1978) * Diesing – Karl (Carl) Moriz (Moritz) Diesing (1800–1867) * Dietel – Paul Dietel (1860–1947) * Dieter. – Carl Friedrich Dieterich (1734–1805) * Dieterle – Jennie van Ackeren Dieterle (1909–1999) * Dietrichson – E. Dietrichson ( fl. 1954) * Dietz – Samuel M. Dietz ( fl. 1970) * Dietzow – W. Ludwig von Dietzow (died 1945) * Diguet –
Léon Diguet Léon Diguet (25 July 1859, Le Havre – 31 August 1926, Paris) was a French naturalist. He studied science at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he was influenced by scientists that included biologist Jean Louis Armand ...
(1859–1926) * Dill. –
Johann Jacob Dillenius Johann Jacob Dillen Dillenius (1684 – 2 April 1747) was a German botanist. He is known for his ''Hortus Elthamensis'' ("Eltham Garden") on the rare plants around Eltham, London, and for his ''Historia muscorum'' ("History of Mosses"), a natur ...
(1684–1747) * Dillwyn –
Lewis Weston Dillwyn Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS (21 August 1778 – 31 August 1855) was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whig Member of Parliament (MP). Biography He was born in Walthamstow, Essex, the eldest son of William Dillwyn (1743–1824) and ...
(1778–1855) * Dilst – Floor J. H. van Dilst (born 1934) * D.I.Morris –
Dennis Ivor Morris Dennis Ivor Morris (16 May 1924–27 July 2005) was a British-born Australian botanist. Early life and career Dennis Ivor Morris, born on 16 May 1924, in Tunbridge Wells, England, had his formative education at the Worshipful Company of Skinn ...
(1924–2005) * Ding Hou –
Ding Hou Ding may refer to: Bronze and ceramics * Ding (vessel), a bronze or ceramic cauldron used in ancient and early imperial China * Ding ware, ceramics produced in Dingzhou in medieval China People * Ding (surname) (丁), a Chinese surname and lis ...
(1921–2008) * Dingler – Hermann Dingler (1846–1935) * Dinsm. –
John Edward Dinsmore John Edward Dinsmore (1862-1951) was a botanist and educator, born in Maine, USA. He is best known for his role as the director of the herbarium of the American Colony, Jerusalem and as the honorary curator at the herbarium of George Edward Po ...
(1862–1951) * Dinter –
Moritz Kurt Dinter Moritz Kurt Dinter (10 June 1868 – 16 December 1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa. Education and career Dinter was born in Bautzen, where he attended the Realschule. Having completed his military service and jo ...
(1868–1945) * Dippel –
Leopold Dippel Georg Heinrich Leopold Dippel (4 August 1827 – 4 March 1914) was a German botanist. He was the son of a royal Bavarian forester, Carl Friedrich Peter Dippel, and Sussanna Purpus. He attended schools in Kaiserslautern and Zweibrücken. From 1845 ...
(1827–1914) * Dissing –
Henry Dissing Henry Dissing (1931 – 10 December 2009) was a Danish mycologist and specialist in cup fungi. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen. Selected scientific works *Dissing, Henry & Morten Lange (1962) Gasteromycetes of Congo. Bulleti ...
(1931–2009) * D.J.Bedford – David John Bedford (born 1952) * D.J.Carr –
Denis John Carr Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402– ...
(1915–2008) * D.J.Crawford – Daniel J. Crawford (born 1942) * D.J.Dixon – Dale J. Dixon ( fl. 1997) * D.J.Galloway –
David John Galloway David John Galloway , FRSNZ (7 May 1942 – 6 December 2014) was a biochemist, botanist, and lichenologist. Biography Galloway grew up in Invercargill. After graduation from Southland Boys' High School, he studied at the University of Otago. ...
(1942–2014) * D.J.Keil – David John Keil (born 1946) * D.J.Middleton –
David John Middleton David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(born 1963) * D.J.Murphy – Daniel J. Murphy * D.Legrand – Carlos Maria Diego Enrique Legrand (1901–1986) * D.J.N.Hind – David John Nicholas Hind (born 1957) * D.Livingstone –
David Livingstone David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of t ...
(1813–1873) * D.L.Jacobs – Donald Leroy Jacobs (born 1919) * D.L.Jones – David Lloyd Jones (born 1944) * D.Löve –
Doris Löve Doris Benta Maria Löve, ''née'' Wahlén (born 2 January 1918 in Kristianstad – deceased 25 February 2000 in San Jose, California) was a Swedish systematic botanist, particularly active in the Arctic. Biography Doris Löve was born in Kris ...
(1918–2000) * D.L.Roberts – David Lesford Roberts (born 1974) * D.M.Andrews – Darwin Maxson Andrews (1869–1938) * D.M.Bates –
David Martin Bates David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(born 1935) * D.M.Britton –
Donald Macphail Britton Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...
(1923–2012) * D.M.Hend. –
Douglas Mackay Henderson Douglas Mackay Henderson CBE FRSE FLS (30 August 1927 – 10 November 2007) was a Scottish botanist, the 12th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1970 to 1987. Life He was born in Blairgowrie on 30 August 1927, the secon ...
(1927–2007) * D.M.Moore – David Moresby Moore (1933–2013) * D.Mohr –
Daniel Matthias Heinrich Mohr Daniel Matthias Heinrich Mohr (8 April 1780, Quickborn – 26 August 1808, Kiel) was a German botanist. As a young botanist from Schleswig-Holstein, he started his career as a pupil of Johan Christian Fabricius at Kiel and Heinrich Adolf Schrader ...
(1780–1808) * D.Morris –
Daniel Morris Daniel Morris (January 4, 1812 – April 22, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War. Biography Morris was born in Fayette, New York on January 4, 1812. He attended the public schools and the Canandaigua ...
(1844–1933) * D.M.Porter –
Duncan MacNair Porter Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (disambiguation) Places * Duncan Creek (disambiguation) * Duncan River (disambiguation) * Duncan Lake (dis ...
(born 1937) * D.Müll.-Doblies – Dietrich Müller-Doblies (born 1938) * D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies (D. et U. M.-D., D. & U. M.-D.) – Dietrich Müller-Doblies & Ute Müller-Doblies * D.Naras. – D. Narasimhan (born 1960) * D.Nicolle –
Dean Nicolle 270px, Dean Nicolle and '' Eucalyptus deanei'' Dean Nicolle (born 1974), is an Australian botanist, arborist and ecologist. He is widely recognised as the leading authority on the genus ''Eucalyptus''. Nicolle was born in Adelaide, South Austr ...
(born 1974) * Dobell –
Clifford Dobell Cecil Clifford Dobell FRS (22 February 1886, Birkenhead – 23 December 1949, London) was a biologist, specifically a protozoologist. He studied intestinal amoebae, and algae. He was a leading authority on the history of protistology. 1910–19 ...
(1886–1949) * Dobrocz. –
Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva (Ukrainian: Дарія Микитівна Доброчаєва; March 30, 1916, Khyshnyky, now Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine – December 1, 1995, Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian botanist and univer ...
(1916–1995) * Dockrill –
Alick William Dockrill Alick is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:--- Given name *Alick Aluwihare (1926–2009), Sri Lankan politician *Alick Athanaze, Dominican cricketer *Alick Bannerman (1854–1924), Australian cricketer ...
(1915–2011) * Dod – Donald Dungan Dod (1912–2008) * Dode – (1875–1943) * Dodoens –
Rembert Dodoens Rembert Dodoens (born Rembert Van Joenckema, 29 June 1517 – 10 March 1585) was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. Life Dodoens was born Rember ...
(also as Rembertus Dodonaeus) (1517–1585) * Dodson – Calaway Homer Dodson (born 1928) * Doidge – Ethel Mary Doidge (1887–1965) * Döll –
Johann Christoph Döll Johann, typically a male given name, is the German language, German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin language, Latin form of the Greek language, Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew language, Hebrew name ''Johanan (name ...
(1808–1885) * Dollfus –
Gustave Frédéric Dollfus Gustave Frédéric Dollfus (26 November 1850, Paris – 6 November 1931, Paris) was a French geologist and malacologist. He was the father of parasitologist Robert-Philippe Dollfus (1887–1976). In 1868–70 he studied geology under Edmond H ...
(1850–1931) * Dombrain –
Henry Honywood Dombrain Henry Honywood Dombrain (1818–1905) was a British botanist, mycologist and cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over ...
(1818–1905) * Domin –
Karel Domin Karel Domin (4 May 1882, Kutná Hora, Kingdom of Bohemia – 10 June 1953, Prague) was a Czech botanist and politician. After gymnasium school studies in Příbram, he studied botany at the Charles University in Prague ) , image_name = C ...
(1882–1953) * Domke – Friedrich Walter Domke (1899–1988) * Done – Christopher Charles Done (born 1946) * Donn –
James Donn James Donn (1758–1813) was an English botanist and gardener. He was trained by William Aiton, a protege of Sir Joseph Banks and was Curator of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, from 1790 until his death. His most important wo ...
(1758–1813) * Donn.Sm. –
John Donnell Smith Captain John Donnell Smith (June 5, 1829 – December 2, 1928) of Baltimore, Maryland was a biologist and taxonomist. He was also an officer in the Confederate army. He was a graduate of Yale in 1847, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. ...
(1829–1928) * Door. –
Simeon Gottfried Albert Doorenbos Simon Godfried Albert Doorenbos (7 October 1891, Barneveld – 1980) was a Dutch horticulturist best known for his work as Director of The Hague Parks Department from 1927 until his retirement in 1957, with a brief interruption during the Second ...
(1891–1980) * Dop –
Paul Louis Amans Dop Paul Louis Amans Dop (Toulouse, 25 February 1876 - Lectoure, 19 August 1954) was a French botanist who worked extensively in Indochina. From 1908 he was associated with the Mascarene botanist Marcel Marie Maurice Dubard, carrying out much taxonomic ...
(1876–1954) * Dorf –
Erling Dorf Erling Dorf was an American geologist. He was born July 19, 1905 and died in April 1984. He was hired in 1928 as a professor of Geology at Princeton University. He retired from Princeton in 1974. He was a renowned paleobotanist working on the flora ...
(1905–1984) * Dörfelt – Heinrich Dörfelt (born 1940) * Dörfl. – Ignaz Dörfler (1866–1950) * Doronkin – Vladimir M. Doronkin (born 1950) * Dorr –
Laurence Joseph Dorr Laurence "Larry" Joseph Dorr (born September 18, 1953, in Boston) is an American botanist and plant collector. He specializes in the systematics of the order Malvales and the family Ericaceae. Biography In 1971 Dorr graduated from Roxbury Latin Sch ...
(born 1953) * Dorsett –
Palemon Howard Dorsett Palemon Howard Dorsett (1862–1943) was an American horticulturalist employed by the USDA. Born April 21, 1862, in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, he gained a BA from the University of Missouri in 1884, and joined the USDA Section of ...
(1862–1943) * Dostál – Josef Dostál (1903–1999) * Douglas – David Douglas (1798–1834) * Douglass M.Hend. – Douglass Miles Henderson (1938–1996) * Douin – Charles Isidore Douin (1858–1944) * Doum. – François Doumergue (?1858–1938) * Doust – Andrew N.L. Doust ( fl. 1992) * Dowe –
John Leslie Dowe John Leslie Dowe is an Australian botanistIPNI: John Leslie Dowe
''The Interna ...
( fl. 1993) * Doweld –
Alexander Borissovitch Doweld Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
(born 1973) * Dowell –
Philip Dowell Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
(1864–1936) * Downie – Dorothy G. Downie (1894–1960) * Downing – Trisha L. Downing ( fl. 2004) * D.Parodi – Domingo Parodi (1823–1890) * D.P.Banks – David P. Banks ( fl. 1998) * D.Popenoe – Dorothy Kate Popenoe (1899–1932) * D.P.Ye – De Ping Ye ( fl. 2014) * Drabble – Eric Frederic Drabble (1887–1933) * Drake –
Emmanuel Drake del Castillo Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (28 December 1855 – 14 May 1904) was a French botanist. He was born at Paris and studied with Louis Édouard Bureau (1830–1918) at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (National Museum of Natural History). ...
(1855–1904) * Drapiez – Pierre Auguste Joseph Drapiez (1778–1856) * Drees – Friedrich Wilhelm Drees * Drège –
Johann Franz Drège Johann Fran(t)z Drège (or Jean François Drège) (25 March 1794 Altona, Hamburg, Germany – 3 February 1881 Altona, Hamburg, Germany), commonly referred to by his standard botanical author abbreviation Drège, was a German horticulturalist, botan ...
(1794–1881) * Drejer – Salomon Thomas Nicolai Drejer (1813–1842) * Dressler –
Robert Louis Dressler Robert (Louis) Dressler (born 1927, died October 15, 2019, in Paraíso, Costa Rica) was an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae. He graduated from the University of Southern California and Harvard University. In 1977, ...
(born 1927) * D.R.Hunt –
David Richard Hunt David Richard Hunt (25 September 1938 – 20 May 2019) was an English botanist and taxonomist. He was a specialist in cacti and the spiderwort family. He notably compiled the 1999 CITES Cactaceae Checklist. Personal life Hunt was married to o ...
(born 1938) * Dring – Donald Malcolm Dring (1932–1978) * Drinnan – Andrew N. Drinnan ( fl. 1986) * D.Rivera – (born 1958) * D.R.Morgan – David R. Morgan ( fl. 1990) * Drobow – Vasiliĭ Petrovich Drobow (1885–1956) * Droissart – Vincent Droissart ( fl. 2007) * D.Royen – David van Royen (1727–1799) * Druce –
George Claridge Druce George Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS (23 May 1850 – 29 February 1932) was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford. Personal life and education G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. ...
(1850–1932) * Drude –
Carl Georg Oscar Drude Carl Georg Oscar Drude (5 June 1852 in Braunschweig – 1 February 1933 in Dresden) was a German botanist. From 1870 he studied science and chemistry at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig, relocating to the University of Göttingen the fol ...
(1852–1933) * Drumm. –
Thomas Drummond Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and ...
(1780–1835) * Drury –
Heber Drury Colonel Heber Drury (4 March 1819 - 30 October 1905) was a British army officer who worked in India and contributed to botany in his spare time. He published two books and several articles on botany and is commemorated in the name of the only pen ...
(1819–1905) * Dryand. –
Jonas Carlsson Dryander Jonas Carlsson Dryander (5 March 1748 – 19 October 1810) was a Swedish botanist. Biography Dryander was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was the son of Carl Leonard Dryander and Brita Maria Montin. He was a pupil of Carl Linnaeus at Uppsa ...
(1748–1810) * D.S.Conant – David Stoughton Conant (1949–2018) * D.S.Edwards – David Sydney Edwards (born 1948) * D.Thomas – David Thomas (1776–1859) * D.T.Rouse – Dean T. Rouse ( fl. 2003) * Dubard –
Marcel Marie Maurice Dubard Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
(1873–1914) * Duboscq – Octave Joseph Duboscq (1868–1943) * Duby –
Jean Étienne Duby Jean Étienne Duby (15 February 1798 in Geneva – 24 November 1885) was a Swiss clergyman and botanist. He studied theology in Geneva, obtaining his consecration in 1820, and having an avid interest in natural history, he earned his degree in na ...
(1798–1885) * Duch. –
Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre (27 October 1811, Portiragnes – 5 November 1894, Meudon) was a French botanist. He studied biology in Toulouse, where after graduation he worked as a teacher. From 1837 he taught classes in Fumel, several year ...
(1811–1894) * Duchass. –
Édouard Placide Duchassaing de Fontbressin Édouard Placide Duchassaing de Fontbressin (1819 in Moule, Guadeloupe – 1873 in Périgueux) was a French naturalist. He is noted for his work in botany and spongiology. A native of Guadeloupe, he studied zoology, geology and medicine in ...
(1818–1873) * Duchesne –
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (born 7 October 1747 Versailles; died 18 February 1827 Paris) was a French botanist known for his keen observation of variation within species, and for demonstrating that species are not immutable, because mutations can occ ...
(1747–1827) * Ducke –
Adolpho Ducke Adolpho Ducke (October 19, 1876 – January 5, 1959), (also referred to as Adolfo Ducke and occasionally misspelled "Duque"), was a notable entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia. According to family records, he was an et ...
(1876–1959) * Ducker –
Sophie Charlotte Ducker Sophie Charlotte Ducker (née von Klemperer) (9 April 1909 – 20 May 2004) was a German-born Australian botanist. She was awarded the Mueller Medal in 1996. Early life and education Sophie Charlotte von Klemperer was born in Berlin on 9 Ap ...
(1909–2004) * Duclaux –
Émile Duclaux Émile Duclaux (24 June 1840 – May 2, 1904) was a French microbiologist and chemist born in Aurillac, Cantal. He studied at the College of Aurillac, the Lycée Saint-Louis in Paris and at École Normale Supérieure. In 1862 he began work as ...
(1840–1904) * Dufft – Adolf Dufft (1800–1875) * Dufour – Léon Jean Marie Dufour (1780–1865) * Dufr. – Pierre Dufresne (1786–1836) * Dugand –
Armando Dugand Armando Dugand (July 23, 1906 – 1971) was a Colombian botanist, geobotanist Phytogeography (from Greek φυτόν, ''phytón'' = "plant" and γεωγραφία, ''geographía'' = "geography" meaning also distribution) or botanical geography i ...
(1906–1971) * Duggar –
Benjamin Minge Duggar Benjamin Minge Duggar (September 1, 1872 – September 10, 1956) was an American plant physiologist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 He was born at Gallion, Hale Coun ...
(1872–1956) * Duhamel –
Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (20 July 1700, Paris13 August 1782, Paris), was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist. Biography Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau was born in Paris in 1700, the son of Alexandre Duhamel, lord of Denain ...
(1700–1782) * Dulac – Joseph Dulac (1827–1897) * Dum.Cours. –
Georges Louis Marie Dumont de Courset Georges Louis Marie Dumont de Courset (16 September 1746 – 3 September 1824) was a French botanist and agronomist. Born near Boulogne, he studied in Paris and showed an aptitude for music and drawing. He joined the military when he was 17 and ...
(1746–1824) * Dümmer – Richard Arnold Dümmer (1887–1922) * Dumort. –
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (; 3 April 1797 in Tournai – 9 July 1878) was a Belgian who conducted a parallel career of botanist and Member of Parliament. Biography Barthélemy Dumortier was a son of the merchant and city councillor Ba ...
(1797–1878) * Dunal –
Michel Félix Dunal Michel Félix Dunal (24 October 1789 in Montpellier – 29 July 1856 in Montpellier) was a French botanist. He was a professor of botany in Montpellier, France. He held the chair of natural history at the University of Montpellier from 1816 unt ...
(1789–1856) * Dunkley – Harvey Lawrence Dunkley (born 1910) * Dunlop –
Clyde Robert Dunlop Clyde may refer to: People * Clyde (given name) * Clyde (surname) Places For townships see also Clyde Township Australia * Clyde, New South Wales * Clyde, Victoria * Clyde River, New South Wales Canada * Clyde, Alberta * Clyde, Ontario, a to ...
(born 1946) * Dunn –
Stephen Troyte Dunn Stephen Troyte Dunn (26 August 1868, Bristol - 18 April, 1938, Sheen, Surrey, England) was a British botanist. He described and systematized a significant number of plants around the world, his input most noticeable in the taxonomy of the flora ...
(1868–1938) * Dunst. – Galfrid C. K. Dunsterville (1905–1988) * Dupr. – François Hippolyte Dupret (1853–1932) * Dupuy –
Dominique Dupuy Dominique Dupuy (born 26 August 1957) is a French racing driver. Dupuy began racing professionally in 1983 in Championnat de France Formule Renault Turbo finishing 4th. He moved to the French Formula Three Championship the following year and r ...
(1812–1885) * Du Puy – David J. Du Puy (born 1958–) * Duque – Jaramillo Jesus Maria Duque (1785–1862) * Durand – Elias (Elie) Magloire Durand (1794–1873) * Durazz. –
Antonio Durazzini Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 40 ...
( fl. 1772) * Duretto – Marco F. Duretto (born 1964) * Durieu –
Michel Charles Durieu de Maisonneuve Michel Charles Durieu de Maisonneuve (7 December 1796 – 20 February 1878) was a French soldier and botanist who was a native of Saint-Eutrope-de-Born in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. He studied at École Militaire de Brienne, and later at t ...
(1796–1878) * Du Roi –
Johann Philipp Du Roi Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...
(1741–1785) * Dürrnb. – Adolf Dürrnberger (1838–1898) * d'Urv. – Jules Sébastian César Dumont d'Urville (1790–1842) * Dusén – Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén (1855–1926) * Duss –
Antoine Duss Antoine Düss (August 14, 1840 – May 5, 1924) was a Swiss botanist. Père Düss was born in Hasle, Switzerland, graduated from the Gymnasium in Luzern and entered the Congregation du Saint-Esprit et du Saint-Coeur de Marie in Paris. Title ...
(1840–1924) * Duthie –
John Firminger Duthie John Firminger Duthie (1845–1922) was an English botanist and explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human h ...
(1845–1922) * Dutilly – Arthème Dutilly (1896–1973) * Duval – Henri August Duval (1777–1814) * Duy – Nong Van Duy ( fl. 2012) * Duyfjes – Brigitta Emma Elisabeth Duyfjes (born 1936) * D.Verma – Durgesh Verma (born 1987) * D.Vidal – Domingo Vidal (died 1878) * D.Watling – D. Watling (fl. 2004) * Dwig. – Iwan Alexeevič Dwigubskij (1771–1839) * Dw.Moore – Dwight Munson Moore (1891–1985) * Dwyer – John Duncan Dwyer (1915–2005) * D.X.Zhang – Dian Xiang Zhang (born 1963) * Dyal – Sarah Creecie Dyal (1907–1993)Alumni deaths. ''Cornell Magazine''. vol. 96. no. 2. page 75. Sept. 1993 * Dyer –
William Turner Thiselton (Thistleton) Dyer William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...
(1843–1928) * D.Y.Hong – De Yuan Hong or Hong DeYuan(g) (born 1936) * Dykes –
William Rickatson Dykes William Rickatson Dykes (4 November 1877 – 1 December 1925) was an English amateur botanist who became an expert in the field of iris breeding and wrote several influential books on the subject. He was also interested in tulips, amaryllis, ...
(1877–1925) * Dy Phon – Pauline Dy Phon (1933–2010) * D.Zohary –
Daniel Zohary Daniel (Dani) Zohary (24 April 1926 - 16 December 2016) was an Israeli plant geneticist, agronomist and an influential professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hebrew University. He was the coauthor of a major synthesis, the ''Domestication ...
(1926–2016)


E–Z

To find entries for E–Z, use the table of contents above. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Botanists By Author Abbreviation D 1 *
Botanists This is a list of botanists who have Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order by surname. The List of botanists by author abbreviation is mostly a list of plant taxonomists because an author receives a standard abbreviation only when that auth ...