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orchidologists This is a list of orchidologists, botanists specializing in the study of orchids. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order. A * Oakes Ames (botanist) (1874–1950), an American biologist specializing in orchids Joseph Arditti (1932- ...

, botanists specializing in the study of

orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order.

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Oakes Ames (botanist) Oakes Ames (; September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950) was an American biologist specializing in orchids. His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor of Massachusetts, Oliver Ames, and grandson of Con ...

(1874–1950), an American

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

specializing in

Joseph Arditti (1932-), an American plant physiologist specializing in orchids

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* Ray Barkalow (born 1952), a US scientist and

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

, known for using science to explain or dispel orchid-growing myths. *

James Bateman James Bateman may refer to: *James Bateman (horticulturist) (1811–1897), British landowner and horticulturist *James Bateman (artist) (1893–1959), English painter of rural scenes *James Bateman (MP), MP for Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency), ...

(1811–1897), a

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landowner and accomplished

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Carl Ludwig Blume Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796, Braunschweig – 3 February 1862, Leiden) was a German-Dutch botanist. He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life wor ...

(1796–1862), a

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botanist * Diego Bogarín (born 1982), a

Costa Rican Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

biologist specialised in orchid

phylogenetics In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek language, Greek wikt:φυλή, φυλή/wikt:φῦλον, φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary his ...

, systematics and taxonomy of Neotropical

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

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Cedric Errol Carr Cedric Errol Carr (16 November 1892 – 3 June 1936) was a New Zealand botanist, specialising in orchids. At the age of seven he went to England with his family but from January 1913 until 1931, apart from military service from 1916 to 1918, he wo ...

(1892–1936), a

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botanist, specialising in orchids *

Arthur Chadwick Arthur Chadwick (July 1875 – 21 March 1936) was a professional footballer whose playing career as a centre-half included spells at Portsmouth and Southampton, before going on to be manager at Exeter City, Reading and Southampton. He also mad ...

(born 1962), an

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orchid grower *

James Boughtwood Comber James ('Jim') Boughtwood Comber (1929 – 7 September 2005) was born at Garlieston, Scotland, into a famous horticultural family. His father was the noted collector and lily breeder Harold Frederick Comber ALS, while his grandfather, James Comber V ...

(1929-2005), a

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Eugène Jacob de Cordemoy Eugène Jacob de Cordemoy (1835 in Saint-André, Réunion – 25 April 1911 in Hellbourg, Salazie, Réunion) was French physician and botanist. He had a particular interest in orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchida ...

(1835-1911), a

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physician and

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

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Walter Davis (botanist) Walter Davis (14 September 1847 – 18 November 1930) was an English plant collector, who collected in South America for James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London. Career Early life Davis was born at Sarson Street, now part of Amport, near Andover ...

John Day (botanist) John Day (1824–1888) was an English orchid-grower and collector, and is noted for producing some 4000 illustrations of orchid species in 53 scrapbooks over a period of 15 years. These scrapbooks were donated to The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in ...

(1824–1888), an

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orchid-grower and collector, and is noted for producing some 4000 illustrations of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

species *

Helga Dietrich Helga Dietrich (1940–2018) was a German orchidologist and author who is noted for her comprehensive guides to literature on orchids, and for her work as curator of the Botanischer Garten Jena. She described over eighty species of orchids, many ...

(1940–2018), a

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Margaret A. Dix Margaret Ann Dix (born 19 May 1939) is a Jersey-born Guatemalan botanist. In 1972, she founded the Center for Environmental Studies and Biodiversity (') at the . Biography Born on Jersey in the Channel Islands, she attended London University wher ...

(born 1939), English-born Guatemalan biologist, taxonomist * Donald Dungan Dod (1912–2008), an American missionary and orchidologist *

Calaway H. Dodson Calaway Homer Dodson (December 17, 1928 – August 9, 2020) was an American botanist, orchidologist, and taxonomist. Biography Dodson was born in Selma, California. He specialized in orchidology very early in his career. Over the course of hi ...

(born 1928), an American botanist, orchidologist, and taxonomist *

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) is an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae.

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Rica Erickson Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson , née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote extensively on botany and b ...

(1908–2009), an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher *

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academician,

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and

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. Choy sin Hew, a Singapore plant physiologist specializing in orchids

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Achille Eugène Finet Achille Eugène Finet (1863, Argenteuil – 1913, París) was a French botanist best known for his study of orchids native to Japan and China. Within the family Orchidaceae, he was the taxonomic authority of the genera '' Arethusantha'', ...

(1863–1913), a

best known for his study of

native to

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and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Ernesto Foldats Dr. Ernesto Foldats Andins (1925 – 2003), was born in Latvia, as Ernests Foldāts. He later moved to Venezuela, where he became a successful botanist and orchidologist. He has held numerous official positions, e.g. Director of the School of Bi ...

(1925 – 2003), a Latvian-

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orchidologist This is a list of orchidologists, botanists specializing in the study of orchids. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order. A * Oakes Ames (botanist) (1874–1950), an American biologist specializing in orchids Joseph Arditti (193 ...

Noriaki Fukuyama was a Japanese botanist and orchidologist. He died in Taiwan During his short life, Dr. Fukuyama described over a hundred new species of orchids from Micronesia, the Ryukyus and Taiwan. Most of the type specimens he collected were housed in his p ...

(1912–1946), a

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botanist and orchidologist

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Leslie Andrew Garay Leslie Andrew Garay (August 6, 1924 - August 19, 2016), born Garay László András, was an American botanist. He was the curator of the Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium at Harvard University, where he succeeded Charles Schweinfurth in 1958. In 1957 h ...

(born 1924), an American botanist *

Samuel Goodenough Samuel Goodenough ( – 12 August 1827) was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1808 until his death in 1827, and an amateur botanist and collector. He is honoured in the scientific names of the plant genus ''Goodenia'' and the red-capped robin (''Petroic ...

(1743–1827), an amateur botanist and collector * Barbara Gravendeel (born 1968), a

evolutionary biologist, specialised in orchid phylogenetics, systematics and developmental studies

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Karl Theodor Hartweg Karl Theodor Hartweg (18 June 1812 – 3 February 1871) was a German botanist. He collected numerous new species of plants in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and California in the United States, collecting for the London Horticultural Society ...

(1812-1871), a German botanist *

Alex Drum Hawkes Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coconut Grove, Florida & Kingston, Jamaica. Alex specialized in orchids, bromeliads, palm trees, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Named the orchid genera '' ...

(1927-1977), an American botanist and cookbook author from Coconut Grove,

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& Kingston, Jamaica. Specialized in orchids, bromeliads, palm trees, ferns, vegetables & fruits. * Abel Aken Hunter (1877-1936), an American botanist in Panama

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* Adam P. Karremans (born 1986), Dutch-Costa Rican

specialised in phylogenetics and systematics of Neotropical Orchidaceae *

Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz Carolus Adrianus Johannes "Karel" Kreutz (born 1954) is a Dutch orchidologist, botanical writer and taxonomist, currently affiliated with the Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis in Leiden, Netherlands. He is regarded as an exceptionally experienced ...

(born 1954), Dutch botanist and taxonomist, specialising in European orchids

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* (1879-1969), British born, known for his orchid work in Costa Rica *

Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach is a New Zealand botanist. He is employed as a botany curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Lehnebach studies New Zealand orchids. As of January 2018, he has described seven new species of orchid and two s ...

(1974- ), Chilean born botanist. Moved to New Zealand in 2000. Research interests are pollination, taxonomy and conservation of New Zealand orchids. His collections are stored at th
WELT
herbarium (

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) *

Jean Jules Linden Jean Jules Linden (12 February 1817,Jean Linden, expl ...

(1817-1898), a Belgian botanist and explorer, horticulturist and businessman, specialising in orchids *

John Lindley John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...

Hugh Low Sir Hugh Low, (10 May 182418 April 1905) was a British colonial administrator and naturalist. After a long residence in various colonial roles in Labuan, he was appointed as British administrator in the Malay Peninsula where he made the first ...

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Hanna Margońska Hanna Bogna Margońska, born 1968 ( fl. 1998) is a Polish botanist known for her work on orchids. Dr. Hanna Margońska is a botanical researcher and faculty member at Gdańsk University, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Conservation. Scholarl ...

(born 1968), a Polish botanist *

Theodore Luqueer Mead Theodore Luqueer Mead (February 23, 1852 – May 4, 1936) was an American naturalist, entomologist and horticulturist. As an entomologist he discovered more than 20 new species of North American butterflies and introduced the Florissant Fossil Be ...

(1852-1936), an American naturalist, entomologist and horticulturist known for his pioneering work on the growing and cross-breeding of orchids * Brian John Peter Molloy (born 1930),

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Henry Moon Henry George Moon (18 February 1857 Barnet, Hertfordshire – 6 October 1905 St Albans, Hertfordshire), was an English landscape and botanical painter, noted for his orchid paintings illustrating '' Reichenbachia'', a monthly publication named ...

(1857-1905), an English landscape and botanical painter, noted for his orchid paintings

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Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer Ernst Hugo Heinrich Pfitzer (26 March 1846 – 3 December 1906) was a German botanist who specialised in the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae (orchids). Biography Pfitzer was born in Königsberg. He studied chemistry and botany at Berlin and Köni ...

(1846-1906), a German botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae *

Charles Wesley Powell Charles Wesley Powell (May 5, 1854 – August 18, 1927) was an American hobbyist turned horticulturist specializing in the study of orchids (Orchidaceae). He is credited with providing scientists the first large-scale collection of orchid specime ...

(1854-1927), an American hobbyist and self-taught horticulturist specializing in the orchids of Panama * George Harry Pring a British born orchid and water lily specialist known for his work at the Missouri Botanical Garden * Franco Pupulin (born 1960), an Italian botanist specialised in orchid taxonomy and systematics

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* Eduardo Quisumbíng (1895–1986), a Filipino plant biologist

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Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Dresden, 3 January 1823 – Hamburg, 6 May 1889) was a botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (author of ''Icones Florae Germanicae et Helve ...

(1823–1889), a botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century *

Benedikt Roezl Benedikt Roezl (13 August 1824, Horoměřice u Prahy, Horomeritz (Bohemia, Austrian Empire) – 14 October 1885, Prague) was a traveller, gardener and botanist (sometimes Benedict or Benito Roezl as called by the Indians). Probably the most famous ...

(1823-1885), a

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botanist, gardener, and explorer, among the most famous orchid collectors of his time *

Robert Allen Rolfe Robert Allen Rolfe (1855, Wilford, Nottinghamshire – 1921, Richmond, Surrey) was an English botanist specialising in the study of orchids. For a time he worked in the gardens at Welbeck Abbey. He entered Kew in 1879 and became second assistant. ...

(1855–1921), a British botanist and the first curator of the orchid herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England * Santosh Kumar Reddy (1984-present), an

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officer, is among the most famous orchidologists in

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Henry Frederick Conrad Sander Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (Heinrich Friedrich Conrad Sander; 4 March 1847 in Bremen – 23 December 1920 in Bruges) was a German-born orchidologist and nurseryman who settled in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England and is noted for his monthly ...

Rudolf Schlechter Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America and ...

(1872-1925), a German

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, botanist and author of several works on orchids *

Alexander Skutch Alexander Frank Skutch (May 20, 1904 – May 12, 2004) was a naturalist and writer. He published numerous scientific papers and books about birds and several books on philosophy. He is best remembered ornithologically for his pioneering work on ...

Paul Carpenter Standley Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. __TOC__ Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...

an American botanist, specializing in the flora of Central America, including orchids *

Olof Swartz Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes. Biography Olof Swartz attended the University of Uppsala where he st ...

(1760–1818), a Swedish botanist and taxonomist, and the first specialist of orchid taxonomy *

Dariusz Szlachetko Dariusz Lucjan Szlachetko (born 1961) is a Polish botanist and orchidologist This is a list of orchidologists, botanists specializing in the study of orchids. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order. A * Oakes Ames (botanist) (1 ...

(born 1961), a Polish botanist

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Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (5 November 1758, Bournois – 12 May 1831, Paris) was an eminent French botanist known for his work collecting and describing orchids from the three islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. Introd ...

(1758–1831), a French botanist known for his work collecting and describing orchids from the three islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion

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Louis van Houtte Louis Benoît van Houtte (29 June 1810, in Ypres – 9 May 1876, in Ghent) was a Belgian horticulturist who was with the Jardin Botanique de Brussels between 1836 and 1838 and is best known for the journal ''Flore des Serres et des Jardins de ...

(1810-1876), a Belgian horticulturist *

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(born 1942), a Dutch orchidologist specialist of the orchid flora of Southeast

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Józef Warszewicz Józef Warszewicz Ritter von Rawicz ( lt, 'Juozapas Varševičius') (8(?) September 1812, Vilnius – 29 December 1866, Cracow) was a Polish people, Polish botanist, plant and animal collector, and biologist. Life Born into an impoverished Poli ...

(1812-1866), a

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botanist, plant and animal collector and biologist *

Benjamin Samuel Williams Benjamin Samuel Williams (2 March 1822 – 24 June 1890), English orchidologist and nurseryman in London, known mainly for his horticultural notes on orchids in publications such as ''The Orchid Grower's Manual'' (London 1852, 7th ed. 1894), ''S ...

(1822–1890), an English orchidologist and

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Orchidologists This is a list of orchidologists, botanists specializing in the study of orchids. The list is sorted in the surname alphabetical order. A * Oakes Ames (botanist) (1874–1950), an American biologist specializing in orchids Joseph Arditti (1932- ...