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* Aa – Hubertus Antonius van der Aa (1935–2017) * A.A.Cocucci – (born 1959) * A.A.Eaton –

Alvah Augustus Eaton Alvah Augustus Eaton (November 20, 1865 – September 29, 1908) was an American botanist who described many species of pteridophytes, orchids and grass. Early life Eaton was born in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and moved to a family farm in Salisbur ...

(1865–1908) * A.A.Fisch.Waldh. – Alexandr Alexandrovich Fischer von Waldheim (1839–1920) * A.Agostini – Angela Agostini (born 1880) * A.A.Ham. – Arthur Andrew Hamilton (1855–1929) * A.A.Hend. – Andrew Augustus Henderson (1816–1876) * A.Ames –

Adeline Ames Adeline Sarah Ames (1879–1976) was an American mycologist who specialized in the study of mycelium. Biography Born October 6, 1879, in Henderson, York County, Nebraska, Ames was the eldest of four children of Elwyn Ames and Hettie Owen Ames ...

(1879–1976) * A.Anderson –

Alexander Anderson Alexander Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Alexander Anderson (illustrator) (1775–1870), American illustrator * Alexander Anderson (poet) (1845–1909), Scottish poet * Alexander Anderson (cartoonist) (1920–2010), American car ...

(1748–1811) * A.Arber –

Agnes Arber Agnes Robertson Arber FRS (23 February 1879 – 22 March 1960) was a British plant morphologist and anatomist, historian of botany and philosopher of biology. She was born in London but lived most of her life in Cambridge, including the las ...

(1879–1960) * Aarons. –

Aaron Aaronsohn Aaron Aaronsohn ( he, אהרון אהרנסון) (21 May 1876 – 15 May 1919) was a Jewish agronomist, botanist, and Zionist activist, who was born in Romania and lived most of his life in the Land of Israel, then part of the Ottom ...

(1876–1919) * Aase – Hannah Caroline Aase (1883–1980) * A.Barbero –

Andrés Barbero Andrés Barbero (1877, Asunción – 1951, Buenos Aires) was a Paraguayan scientist and botanist. Childhood and studies Juan Barbero and Carolina Crosa, immigrants from Piamonte, reached Paraguay when the Paraguayan War had just finished ...

(1877–1951) * A.Bassi – Agostino Bassi (1773–1856) * A.Baytop –

Asuman Baytop Dr. Asuman Baytop (27 March 1920 - 18 February 2015) was a Turkish botanist, plant collector, pharmacologist, and educator known for her research regarding the medicinal properties of the flora of Turkey. In 1964, she founded the Department of ...

(1920–2015) * Abbayes – Henry Nicollon des Abbayes (1898–1974) * Abbiatti – Delia Abbiatti (born 1918) * Abbot – John Abbot (1751–c. 1840) * Abedin – (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1986) * Aberc. – Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway (1879–1953) * A.Berger –

Alwin Berger Alwin Berger (28 August 1871 – 20 April 1931) was a German botanist best known for his contribution to the nomenclature of succulent plants, particularly agaves and cacti. Born in Germany he worked at the botanical gardens in Dresden and Fra ...

(1871–1931) * A.B.Frank – Albert Bernhard Frank (1839–1900) * A.B.Graf –

Alfred Byrd Graf Alfred Byrd Graf (November 23, 1901 – December 14, 2001) was a German-American botanist who traveled the world in search of obscure plant species, discovering more than 100 previously undocumented varieties. He photographed and documented hi ...

(1901–2001) * A.B.Jacks. – Albert Bruce Jackson (1876–1947) * A.B.Nickels – Anna Buck Nickels (1832–1917) * A.Bloxam –

Andrew Bloxam Andrew Bloxam (22 September 1801 – 2 February 1878) was an English clergyman and naturalist; in his later life he had a particular interest in botany. He was the naturalist on board during its voyage around South America and the Pacific in 18 ...

(1801–1878) * A.Blytt – Axel Gudbrand Blytt (1843–1898) * A.Br. – Addison Brown (1830–1913) * Abramov – Ivan N. Abramov (1884–1953) * Abrams –

LeRoy Abrams LeRoy Abrams (1874–1956) was an American botanist and author. He was a Professor of Botany at Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, Californ ...

(1874–1956) * A.Braun – Alexander Karl Heinrich Braun (1805–1877) * Abrom. – Johannes Abromeit (1857–1946) * A.Bruggen – Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen (born 1929) * A.Butler – (born 1946) * A.Cabrera –

Ángel Cabrera Ángel Cabrera (; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as ''"El Pato"'' in Spanish ''("The Duck")'' for his waddling gait. He is a two-tim ...

(1879–1960) (not to be confused with botanist Ángel Lulio Cabrera (1908–1999)) * A.Camus –

Aimée Antoinette Camus Aimée Antoinette Camus (1 May 1879 – 17 April 1965) was a French botanist. She was best known for her study of orchids and oaks. Camus also has the legacy of authoring the second highest number of land plant species among female scientis ...

(1879–1965) * A.Cast. – (1896–1968) * Acerbi –

Giuseppe Acerbi Giuseppe Acerbi (May 3, 1773August 25, 1846) was an Italian naturalist, explorer and composer. Biography Giuseppe Acerbi was born on May 3, 1773, in Castel Goffredo, in Lombardy. He was an Italian naturalist, explorer and composer. In 1798, ...

(1773–1846) * Ach. – Erik Acharius (1757–1819) * A.C.H.Blinks –

Anne Catherine Hof Blinks Anne Catherine Hof Blinks (1903-1995) was an American botanist and textiles scholar. Blinks worked at the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and Harvard University Herbaria where she primarily studied and curated algae. Species that she ...

(1903–1995) * A.Chev. –

Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier Auguste may refer to: People Surname * Arsène Auguste (born 1951), Haitian footballer * Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman * Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter * Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold a ...

(1873–1956) * Achv. – Agazi Asaturovich Achverdov (born 1907) * Acloque – Alexandre Noël Charles Acloque (1871–1908) * A.C.Schultz – August Christian Schultz (1813–1908) * A.C.Sm. –

Albert Charles Smith Albert Charles Smith (April 5, 1906 – May 23, 1999) was an American botanist who served as director of the National Museum of Natural History and Arnold Arboretum and was the former president of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. Life S ...

(1906–1999) * Acuña –

Julián Acuña Galé Julián Baldomero Acuña Galé (27 February 1900 – 24 July 1973) was a Cuban born botanist who served as director of the Agricultural Experimental Station in Santiago de Las Vegas. His research centered on phytopathology and on introduction of n ...

(1900–1973) * A.Cunn. – Allan Cunningham (1791–1839) * A.C.White – Alain Campbell White (1880–1951) * Adamović – Lujo Adamović (1864–1935) * Adams –

Johann Friedrich Adam Johann Friedrich Adam, later called Michael Friedrich Adams (1780 in Moscow – 1 March 1838, in Vereya) was a botanist from St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied from 1795–1796 in the medical school of St. Petersburg. In the years 1800� ...

(1780–1838) * Adamson – Robert Stephen Adamson (1885–1965) * Adans. –

Michel Adanson Michel Adanson (7 April 17273 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. ...

(1727–1806) * A.DC. –

Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyrame de Candolle Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (28 October 18064 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. Biography De Candolle, son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, first devot ...

(1806–1893) * A.D.Danilov – Alexander Danilovich Danilov (born 1903) * Ade – (1876–1968) * Adelb. – (1914–1972) * Adema – Fredericus Arnoldus Constantin Basil Adema (born 1939) * Aderh. – Rudolf Ferdinand Theodor Aderhold (1865–1907) * A.D.Hardy – Alfred Douglas Hardy (1870–1958) * A.D.Hawkes – Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) * A.Dietr. –

Albert Gottfried Dietrich Albert Gottfried Dietrich (8 November 1795 – 22 May 1856) was a German botanist born in Danzig. Dietrich was curator at the Botanical Garden in Berlin and was an instructor at the institute of horticulture at Berlin-Schöneberg. From 1833 to ...

(1795–1856) * Adolf – Nina Avgustinovna Adolf (1903–1951) * A.D.Poulsen – Axel Dalberg Poulsen (born 1961) * A.D.Slavin – Arthur Daniel Slavin (1903–1973) * A.E.D.Daniels – Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels (born 1964) * A.E.Hoffm. –

Adriana Hoffmann Adriana Elisabeth Hoffmann Jacoby (29 January 1940 – 20 March 2022) was a Chilean botanist, environmentalist and author. She was executive secretary of Chile's National Environment Commission (, CONAMA) from 2000 to 2001. She advocated for th ...

(born 1940) * A.E.Holland – Ailsa E. Holland (

1988) * Aellen – Paul Aellen (1896–1973) * A.E.Murray – Albert Edward Murray (born 1935] * A.E.Newton – Angela E. Newton (born 1958] * A.E.Ortmann – Arnold Edward Ortmann (1863–1927) * A.E.Reuss –

August Emanuel von Reuss August Emanuel Rudolph von Reuss (8 July 1811 in Bílina, Bohemia26 November 1873 in Vienna), Austrian geologist and palaeontologist, was the son of Franz Ambrosius Reuss (1761–1830) and the father of ophthalmologist August Leopold von Reuss (18 ...

(1811–1873) * A.Ernst –

Alfred Ernst Alfred Ernst (21 February 1875, Winterthur – 17 September 1968, Zürich) was a Swiss botanist. He attended classes at the teachers' seminar in Küsnacht, followed by studies of biological sciences in Paris. From 1897 to 1899 he worked as ...

(1875–1968) * A.Evans –

Alexander William Evans Alexander William Evans (May 17, 1868 – December 6, 1959) was a botanist, bryologist, and mycologist that specialized in the flora of Connecticut. Early life Born in Buffalo, New York on May 17, 1868, Evan's family moved to New Haven, Conn ...

(1868–1959) * A.E.van Wyk – Abraham Erasmus van Wyk (born 1952) * A.-E.Wolf – Anne-Elizabeth Wolf (

1998) * A.F.Bartsch – Alfred Frank Bartsch (1913–2009) * A.Fedtsch. –

Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko (russian: Алексей Павлович Федченко; 31 August/15 September 1873), a.k.a. Alexei Pavlovich Fedtschenko, was a Russian naturalist and explorer well known for his travels in central Asia. Alterna ...

(1844–1873) * A.Fisch. – Alfred Fischer (1858–1913) * Afonina – Olga Mikhailovna Afonina (born 1945) * A.F.Rob. – A.F. Robinson (

2015) * A.F.Tryon – Alice Faber Tryon (1920–2009) * Afzel. – Adam Afzelius (1750–1837) * Agashe – Shripad Narayan Agashe (1939–) * Agerer – (born 1947) * A.G.Floyd – Alexander G. Floyd (born 1926) * A.G.Ham. –

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (14 April 1852 – 21 October 1941) was an Australian naturalist and teacher born in Ireland. A former president of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, he was known for his studies of desert plants and pollinatio ...

(1852–1941) * A.Gibson – Alexander Gibson (1800–1867) * A.G.Jones –

Almut Gitter Jones Almut Gitter Jones (8 September 192312 October 2013) was a German-American botanist, mycologist, and plant taxonomist known for her work researching the genus ''Aster'', as well as for her work as curator of the herbarium at the University o ...

(1923–2013) * A.G.Lyon – Alexander Geoffrey Lyon (

1950–1960) * A.G.Mill. – (born 1951) * Agra – Maria de Fátima Agra (born 1952) * A.Gray –

Asa Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually excl ...

(1810–1888) * A.Ham. – (

1832) * A.Hässl. – Arne Hässler (1904–1952) * A.Hay –

Alistair Hay Alistair Hay (born 1955) is an Australian botanist. Hay is a former director of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is a heritage-listed major botanical garden, event venue and public recreation area located at ...

(born 1955) * A.Heller – Amos Arthur Heller (1867–1944) * A.Hend. – Archibald Henderson (born 1921) * A.Henry –

Augustine Henry Augustine Henry (2 July 1857 – 23 March 1930) was a British-born Irish plantsman and sinologist. He is best known for sending over 15,000 dry specimens and seeds and 500 plant samples to Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom. By 1930, he was a re ...

(1857–1930) * A.H.Evans –

Arthur Humble Evans Arthur Humble Evans FRSE (23 February 1855 – 28 March 1943) was a British ornithologist. Life He was born in Scremerston on the Northumberland coast on 23 February 1855, the son of Rev Hugh Evans, the local vicar. He attended school in D ...

(1855–1943) * A.H.Gentry – Alwyn Howard Gentry (1945–1993) * A.H.Heller – (1894–1973) * A.H.Holmgren – (1912–1992) * A.H.Kent – Adolphus Henry Kent (1828–1913) * Ahmadjian – Vernon Ahmadjian (1930–2012) * Ahrendt – Leslie Walter Allen Ahrendt (1903–1969) * A.H.S.Lucas –

Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas (7 May 1853 – 10 June 1936) was an English-born schoolmaster, scientist and publisher who lived in Australia for over fifty years, and became the most renowned writer on Algae after William Henry Harvey Early li ...

(1853–1936) * A.Huet – Alfred Huet du Pavillon (1829–1907) * Ainslie – Whitelaw Ainslie (1767–1837) * Ainsw. –

Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (9 October 1905 in Birmingham – 25 October 1998 in Derby) was a British mycologist and scientific historian. He was the older brother of Ruth Ainsworth. Education and work Ainsworth received his doctorate fr ...

(1905–1998) * Airy Shaw – Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902–1985) * Aitch. –

James Edward Tierney Aitchison James Edward Tierney Aitchison MD LLD CIE (28 October 1835 – 30 September 1898) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. He worked as British Commissioner to Ladakh, India in 1872 and collected numerous specimens from the region and published cata ...

(1836–1898) * Aiton –

William Aiton William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superinten ...

(1731–1793) * A.Jaeger –

August Jaeger August Johannes Jaeger (18 March 1860 – 18 May 1909) was an Anglo-German music publisher, who developed a close friendship with the English composer Edward Elgar. He offered advice and help to Elgar and is immortalised in the ''Enigma Va ...

(1842–1877) * A.J.Eames – Arthur Johnson Eames (1881–1969) * A.J.Ford – Andrew James Ford (born 1967) * A.J.G.Wilson – Annette Jane Gratton Wilson (born 1960) * A.J.Hend. – Andrew Henderson (born 1950) * A.J.Hill – Albert Joseph Hill (born 1940) * A.J.M.Baker – Alan John Martin Baker (born 1948) * A.J.Paton –

Alan James Paton Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Al ...

(born 1963) * A.J.Scott –

Andrew John Scott Andrew John Scott may refer to: * Andrew Scott (museum director) Andrew John Scott , born 1958, was Director of the National Railway Museum in York, part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) in England from 1994. His previous m ...

(born 1950) * A.Juss. –

Adrien-Henri de Jussieu Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (23 December 1797 – 29 June 1853) was a French botanist. Born in Paris as the son of botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1824 with a treatise of the plant family Eupho ...

(1797–1853) * Aké Assi – Laurent Aké Assi (1931–2014) * A.Kern. – Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1831–1898) * Akeroyd – John Akeroyd (born 1952) * Akhani – (born 1950) * A.K.Irvine – Anthony Kyle Irvine (born 1937) * A.K.Skvortsov –

Alexey Skvortsov Alexey Konstantinovich Skvortsov (Ru:Алексе́й Константи́нович Скворцо́в) (9 February 1920 – 8 May 2008) was a Soviet botanist and biologist, a specialist on amentiferous plants—willows (Salix), poplars (Populus ...

(1920–2008) * A.K.S.Prasad – Akshinthala K. Sai Krishna Prasad (born 1949) * A.Kurz – Albert Kurz (1886–1948) * A.K.Wallace – Anne Karin Wallace (

1997) * Alain –

Henri Alain Liogier Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain (January 31, 1916 – November 9, 2009) was a French botanist, educator, and member of the clergy based out of Texas, United States. Liogier is responsible for over 100 scientific journal articles ...

(1916–2009) * A.L.Andrews –

Albert LeRoy Andrews Albert LeRoy Andrews (1878–1961) was a professor of Germanic philology and an avocational bryologist, known as "one of the world’s foremost bryologists and the American authority on Sphagnaceae." From 1922 to 1923 he was the president of the ...

(1878–1961) * Alb. –

Johannes Baptista von Albertini Johannes Baptista von Albertini (17 February 1769 – 6 December 1831) was a German botanist, mycologist and clergyman of the Moravian Church. He was born in the town of Neuwied. He studied theology in Niesky and at the seminary in Barby. D ...

(1769–1831) * Albov – Nikolai Michailovich Albov (1866–1897) * Albr. –

David Edward Albrecht 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 1962) * Al.Brongn. –

Alexandre Brongniart Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 17707 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, geologist, paleontologist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris. Observing fossil content ...

(1770–1847) * Albuq. – Byron Wilson Pereira de Albuquerque (1932–2003) * Alcaraz – (born 1958) * Alderw. – Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh (1863–1936) * Aldrovandi – Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605) * Alef. – Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (1820–1872) * A.Lem. – Adrien Lemaire (1852–1902) * A.Lesson – Pierre Adolphe Lesson (1805–1888) * Alexander –

Edward Johnston Alexander Edward Johnston Alexander (July 31, 1901 – August 18, 1985) was an American botanist who discovered three species and one genus. He is the author or one of the authors of 205 entries in the International Plant Names Index. He was born in Ashevil ...

(1901–1985) * Alexeeva – N. B. Alexeeva (

2006) * A.L.Grant – Adele Gerard Lewis Grant (1881–1969) * Ali – Syed Irtifaq Ali (born 1930) * Alison Stewart –

Alison Stewart Alison Stewart (born July 4, 1966) is an American journalist and author. Stewart first gained widespread visibility as a political correspondent for MTV News in the 1990s. Early life and education Stewart was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. ...

(born 1957) * Al.Jahn –

Alfredo Jahn Dr. Alfredo Jahn Hartman (8 October 1867 – 12 July 1940) was a Venezuelan civil engineer, botanist and geographer. Jahn was a member of the Academy of History, the Academy of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Naturalist of Venezuela and ...

(1867–1940) * All. –

Carlo Allioni Carlo Allioni (23 September 1728 in Turin – 30 July 1804 in Turin) was an Italian physician and professor of botany at the University of Turin. His most important work was ''Flora Pedemontana, sive enumeratio methodica stirpium indigenarum P ...

(1728–1804) * A.L.Lamb – Anthony L. Lamb (born 1937) * Allan – Harry Howard Barton Allan (1882–1957) * Alleiz. – Aymar Charles d'Alleizette (1884–1967) * Allemão –

Francisco Freire Allemão e Cysneiro Francisco Freire Allemão e Cysneiro (24 June 1797 – 11 November 1874) was a Brazilian botanist who collected in northeast Brazil and along the Rio de Janeiro. His association with the Brazilian National Museum in Rio de Janeiro took place at a ...

(1797–1874) * Allen – Timothy Field Allen (1837–1902) * Allred – Kelly Allred (born 1949) * Alm – Carl Gustav Alm (1888–1962) * Almeda –

Frank Almeda Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cu ...

(born 1946) * Á.Löve – Áskell Löve (1916–1994) * Alphand – Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (1817–1891) * Alph.Wood –

Alphonso Wood Alphonso Wood (1810 – January 4, 1881) was an American botanist and theology instructor. He was the author of several works on botany that were popularly used as instructional texts in the 19th century. Career Wood studied at both Dartmouth ...

(1810–1881) * Alpino – Prospero Alpinio (1553–1617) * Al-Shehbaz –

Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz (born 1939 in Iraq) is an American botanist who works as adjunct professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Senior Curator at Missouri Botanical Garden.

(born 1939) * A.L.Sm. –

Annie Lorrain Smith Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose ''Lichens'' (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, wh ...

(1854–1937) * Alston –

Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston (born in West Ashby on 4 September 1902; died in Barcelona on 17 March 1958) was an English botanist. His father was a vicar and amateur naturalist who first got him interested in the field. A.H.G. Alston later received ...

(1902–1958) * Alstr. –

Clas Alströmer Baron Clas Alströmer (9 August 1736 – 5 March 1794) was a Swedish naturalist who was a student of Carl Linnaeus at Uppsala University. From 1760 to 1764 he traveled throughout Southern Europe, collecting plants for Linnaeus. He established a bot ...

(1736–1794) * Altam. – Fernando Altamirano (1848–1908) * Altschul – Siri von Reis (born 1931) * A.Lyons – Albert Brown Lyons (1841–1926) * A.Macedo – Amaro Macedo (born 1914) * Amakawa – Tairoko Amakawa (born 1917) * Amann – Johann Amann (1814–1878) * Amaral – Ayrton Amaral (born 1948) * A.M.Ashby –

Alison Marjorie Ashby Alison Marjorie Ashby (7 February 1901 – 12 August 1987) was an Australian botanical artist and plant collector. Early life Ashby was born in Adelaide, South Australia as a youngest daughter of four children, of a property developer and ...

(1901–1987) * A.Massal. –

Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of medi ...

(1824–1860) * A.Mathews – Andrew Mathews (1801–1841) * Amberg – Otto Amberg (1875–1920) * Ambronn – Hermann Ambronn (1856–1927) * Ambrosetti – José Arturo Ambrosetti (born 1939) * Ambrosi – Francesco Ambrosi (1821–1897) * Ambroz – Josef Ambroz (1886–1950) * A.M.Buchanan – Alex M. Buchanan (born 1944) * A.M.Carter – Annetta Mary Carter (1907–1991) * A.M.Cowan – Adeline May Cowan (1892–1921) * A.Meeuse – (1914–2010) * Ameljcz. – V. P. Ameljczenko (born 1948) * Ames –

Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being ...

(1874–1950) * A.M.Gray –

Alan Maurice Gray Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Al ...

(born 1943) * Amich – Francisco Amich García (born 1953) * Amici – Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863) * Amin – Amal Amin (born 1929) * Amirkh. – Amirkhan Magomedovich Amirkhanov (born 1952) * Amman –

Johann Amman Johann Amman, Johannes Amman or Иоганн Амман (22 December 1707 in Schaffhausen – 14 December 1741 in St Petersburg) was a Swiss-Russian botanist, a member of the Royal Society and professor of botany at the Russian Academy of Sci ...

(1707–1741) * Ammann – Morgane Ammann (born 1986) * Ammerman – Elizabeth Ammerman (born 1917) * Ammirati – Joseph F. Ammirati (born 1942) * Amo – Mariano del Amo y Mora (1809–1896) * Amor – Angel Amor Morales (born 1959) * A.M.Ross –

Alexander Milton Ross Alexander Milton Ross (December 13, 1832 – October 27, 1897) was a Canadian botanist, naturalist, physician, abolitionist and anti-vaccination activist. He is best known as an agent for the secret Underground Railroad slave escape network, kno ...

(1832–1897) * Amshoff – Gerda Jane Hillegonda Amshoff (1913–1985) * Amsler – Charles D. Amsler (born 1959) * A.M.Sm. – Annie Morrill Smith (1856–1946) * A.Murray – Andrew Murray (1812–1878) * A.N.Danilov – Afanasij Nikolaevich Danilov (1903–1942) * A.N.Demidov –

Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (russian: link=no, Анатолий Николаевич Демидов; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat and arts patron of th ...

(1813–1870) * Anderb. – Arne A. Anderberg (born 1954) * Andersen –

Johannes Carl Andersen Johannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian. Andersen was born in Klakring (now Hedensted), Denmark, on 14 March 1873. His family emigrated to New Zealand ...

(1873–1962) * Anderson – James Anderson (1738–1809) * Andersson –

Nils Johan Andersson Nils Johan Andersson (20 February 1821 Gärdserum, Småland, Sweden – 27 March 1880 Stockholm), was a Swedish botanist and traveller. He studied at Uppsala University between 1840-45 obtaining a DSc. On 30 September 1851 he accompanied the Swe ...

(1821–1880) * Andr. – Gábor Andreánszky (1895–1967) * André –

Édouard André Édouard François André (17 July 1840 – 25 October 1911) was a French horticulturalist, landscape designer, as well as a leading landscape architect of the late 19th century, famous for designing city parks and public spaces in Lithuania, ...

(1840–1911) * Andres – Heinrich Andres (1883–1970) * Andrews –

Henry Cranke Andrews Henry Cranke Andrews (fl. 1794 – 1830), was an English botanist, botanical artist and engraver. As he always published as Henry C. Andrews, and due to difficulty finding records, the C. was often referred to as Charles, until a record of his ...

(c. 1759–1835) * Andr.Hend. – Andrew Henderson (c. 1823-1906) * Andriamih. – Tefy H. Andriamihajarivo (

2011) * Andronov – Nikolaĭ Matveevich Andronov (

1955) * Andrz. –

Antoni Lukianowicz Andrzejowski Antoni Lukianowicz Andrzejowski (also Anton and Andrzeiovski, Andrzeiowski, Andrzeiowsky, russian: Антон Лукьянович Андржейовский, Anton Lukjanowitsch Andrschejowski) was a Russian-Polish botanist, zoologist and paleon ...

(1785–1868) * A.Nelson –

Aven Nelson Aven Nelson (March 24, 1859 – March 31, 1952) was an American botanist who specialized in plants of the Rocky Mountains. He was one of the founding professors of the University of Wyoming, where he taught for 55 years as professor and served as ...

(1859–1952) (A.Nels. is also used) * A.Neumann – Alfred Neumann (1916–1973) * Angely. – João Alberto Angely (born 1917) * Ångstr. – Johan Ångström (1813–1879) * A.N.Henry – Ambrose Nathaniel Henry (born 1936) * A.N.Rao – Abbareddy Nageswara Rao (born 1954) * Ant.Juss. –

Antoine de Jussieu Antoine de Jussieu (6 July 168622 April 1758) was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. Jussieu was born in Lyon, the son of Christophe de Jussieu (or Dejussieu), an apothecary of some repute, who published a ''Nouveau traité de la ...

(1686–1758) * Ant.Molina –

José Antonio Molina Rosito :''There are many people named Antonio Molina. See Molina for a partial list.'' José Antonio Molina Rositto (born February 28, 1926 in Tegucigalpa, died 23 September 2012), usually known as Antonio Molina, was a Honduran botanist and Professor ...

(born 1926) * Antoine – Franz Antoine (1815–1886) * Ant.Schott – Anton Schott (1866–1945) * Anzi -

Martino Anzi Martino Anzi (31 January 1812 – 19 April 1883) was an Italian priest, ethnologist, historian and botanist. He is particularly noted for his floristic studies of Italian lichens. Career Martino Anzi was born in Bormio to Cristoforo and Domenic ...

(1812-1883) * A.O.S.Vieira – Ana Odete Santos Vieira (born 1958) * Apang – Ona Apang (

2012) * A.P.Br. –

Andrew Phillip Brown Andrew Phillip Brown (born 1951) is a conservation biologist and taxonomist at the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation. He is also curator of Orchidaceae and Myoporaceae at the Western Australian Herbarium The Western ...

(born 1951) * A.Pearson –

Arthur Anselm Pearson Arthur Anselm Pearson (12 April 1874 – 13 March 1954) was an English mycologist. He often published under the name A. A. Pearson. Background and career Pearson was born in London, but educated in Belgium. After leaving school he worked as ...

(1874–1954) * A.Phelps –

Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (July 15, 1793 – July 15, 1884) was an American scientist, educator, author, and editor. Her botany writings influenced more early American women to be botanists, including Eunice Newton Foote and her daughter, ...

(1793–1884) * Applegate –

Elmer Ivan Applegate Elmer Ivan Applegate (March 31, 1867 – November 16, 1949) was an American botanist. Biography Elmer Applegate was born in Ashland, Oregon, on March 31, 1867. He started to take botany seriously in 1894, when he started to attend San Jose Nor ...

(1867–1949) * A.Pramanik – Arabinda Pramanik (born 1957) * Apstein – Carl Heinrich Apstein (1862–1950) * A.Q.Hu – Ai Qun Hu (

2009) * A.Raynal –

Aline Marie Raynal Aline Marie Raynal (4 February 1937 – 16 July 2022) is a French botanist and botanical illustrator Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. They must ...

(born 1937) * A.R.Bean –

Anthony Bean Anthony Russell Bean (born 1957) is an Australian botanist who works at the Queensland Herbarium and Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha. Since 1982, he has led the Eucalyptus Study Group of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. Care ...

(born 1957) * Arcang. –

Giovanni Arcangeli Giovanni Arcangeli (18 July 1840 – 16 July 1921) was an Italian botanist from Florence. In 1862 he earned his degree in natural sciences from the University of Pisa, where he later became an instructor and professor. In 1880 he was a profess ...

(1840–1921) * A.R.Chapm. – Alexander Robert Chapman (born 1959) * Archer –

Thomas Croxen Archer Thomas Croxen Archer FRSE FSA FRSSA (1817 – 19 February 1885) was a British botanist, and from 1860 was Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland, renamed the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1864, a post he held until his death in ...

(1817–1885) * Archer-Hind – Thomas H. Archer-Hind (

1880) * A.R.Clapham –

Arthur Roy Clapham Arthur Roy Clapham (24 May 1904 – 18 December 1990), was a British botanist. Born in Norwich and educated at Downing College, Cambridge, Clapham worked at Rothamsted Experimental Station as a crop physiologist (1928–30), and then took a tea ...

(1904–1990) * Ard. –

Pietro Arduino Pietro Arduino (18 July 1728, in Caprino Veronese – 13 April 1805, in Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and '' comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capita ...

(1728–1805) * Ardoino – (1819–1874) * Arechav. – José Arechavaleta (1838–1912) * A.Regel – Johann Albert von Regel (1845–1908) * Arenb – Florence Freida Arenberg (1907–1995) * Arènes – Jean Arènes (1898–1960) * Aresch. –

Johan Erhard Areschoug Johan Erhard Areschoug (Johannes Erhard Areschoug, Philos. Doctor, Botanices et Oeconomiae) (16 September 1811 – 7 May 1887) was a Swedish botanist who was a native of Göteborg. He was a member of the :sv:Arreskow (släkt), Arreskow family (in S ...

(1811–1887) * A.R.Ferguson –

Allan Ross Ferguson Allan Ross Ferguson (born 1943) is a New Zealand botanist who has made significant contributions in the field of kiwifruit scientific investigation. Born in Morrinsville, Ferguson received a Masters of Science (first-class honours) in 1967, ...

(born 1943) * Argent – (born 1941) * Argus – George William Argus (1929–2022) * A.Rich. –

Achille Richard Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852). Biography Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ...

(1794–1852) * Ariza – Luis Ariza Espinar (1933–2020) (L.Ariza is also used) * Arm. – Edward Armitage (1822–1906) * Armari – Beatrice Armari (1877–1918) * Arn. –

George Arnott Walker-Arnott George Arnott Walker Arnott of Arlary (6 February 1799 – 17 April 1868) was a Scottish botanist. Early life George Arnott Walker Arnott was born in Edinburgh in 1799, the son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary. He attended Milnathort Parish ...

(1799–1868) * Arnell – Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (1848–1932) * Arnold –

Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (24 February 1828 – 8 August 1901) was a German lichenologist and taxonomist born in Ansbach, Bavaria. Even as a high school student he showed an active interest in botany: "Ich und August Gattinger ... durchs ...

(1828–1901) * A.Robyns – (1935–2003) * A.R.Penfold – Arthur de Ramon Penfold (1890–1980) * Arráb. – (1771–1850) * Arruda –

Manuel Arruda da Câmara Padre Manuel Arruda da Câmara ( Pombal 1752–Goiana, October 2, 1810) was a Brazilian cleric, physician and scientist, who became known as one of the great Brazilian botanists of the late eighteenth century. Life His parents, Francisco Arruda ...

(1752–1810) * Arsène – Gustave Arsène (1867–1938) * A.R.Sm. – Alan Reid Smith (born 1943) * Art.Castro – Arturo Castro-Castro (born 1979) * Arthur – Joseph Charles Arthur (1850–1942) * Art.Mey. – Arthur Meyer (1850–1922) * Artz – Lena Clemmons Artz (1891–1976) * A.R.Vickery –

Albert Roy Vickery 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 * Albert C ...

(born 1947) * Arv.-Touv. – Casimir Arvet-Touvet (1841–1913) * A.S.Calvert – Amelia Smith Calvert (1876–1965) * Asch. –

Paul Friedrich August Ascherson Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (June 4, 1834 – March 6, 1913) was a German botanist. His author citation is ''Asch.'', although ''Aschers.'' has been used in the past. Ascherson was born in Berlin in 1834 as the son of health counsellor. In 1 ...

(1834–1913) * A.Schatz – Albert Schatz (1920–2005) * A.Schenk – Alexander Schenk (1864–1924) * A.Schimp. – Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856–1901) * A.Schlag. –

Adolf Schlagintweit Adolf von Schlagintweit (9 January 1829 – 26 August 1857) was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia. Brothers Hermann, Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic f ...

(1829–1857) * A.Schlick. – August Schlickum (1867–1946) * A.Schneid. – Albert Schneider (1863–1928) * A.Schnyd. – Albert Schnyder (1856–1938) * A.Schott – Arthur Carl Victor Schott (1814–1875) * A.Schreib. –

Annelis Schreiber Annelis Schreiber (1927–2010) was a German botanist, lichenologist, and author who worked at the Botanische Staatssammlung München. She is noted her research on the plants of South West Africa, as well as her work with Gustav Hegi and Karl ...

(1927– 2010) * A.Schultz – Arthur Schultz (1838–1915) * A.S.Foster – Adriance S. Foster (1901–1973) * A.S.George – Alex George (born 1939) * Ashby –

Edwin Ashby Edwin Ashby (2 November 1861 – 8 January 1941) was an Adelaide based Australian property developer and a noted malacologist interested in chitonsWinckworth R. (1942). "Obituary. Edwin Ashby, 1861-1941". '' Proceedings of the Malacological Societ ...

(1861–1941) * Ashe –

William Willard Ashe William Willard Ashe (June 4, 1872 – March 18, 1932) was an American forester and botanist. He was known as a prolific collector of plant specimens and an early proponent of conservationism in the Southern United States. Early life Ashe ...

(1872–1932) * Ashton – Ruth Elizabeth Ashton (1896–1987) * Ashwin – Margot Bernice Ashwin (1935–1992) * A.Sinclair –

Andrew Sinclair Andrew Annandale Sinclair FRSL FRSA (21 January 1935 – 30 May 2019) was a British novelist, historian, biographer, critic, filmmaker, and a publisher of classic and modern film scripts. He has been described as a "writer of extraordinary flu ...

(1796–1861) * Askerova – Rosa K. Askerova (born 1929) * Asmussen – Conny Asmussen (

1997) * A.Soriano – Alberto Soriano (1920–1998) * A.Spreng. – Anton Sprengel (1803–1851) * A.S.Rob. – Alastair Robinson (born 1980) * Assem – J. van den Assem (

1953) * Ast –

Suzanne Jovet-Ast Suzanne Jovet-Ast (born 1914) was a French botanist, who worked principally at the National Museum of Natural History, France. Life Suzanne Ast was born in Paris, France, on 8 February 1914. She received her Baccalauréat (1932) from Lycé ...

(1914–2006) * A.Stahl –

Agustín Stahl Dr. Agustín Stahl (January 21, 1842 – July 12, 1917) was a Puerto Rican medical doctor and scientist with diverse interests in the fields of ethnology, botany, and zoology. He advocated Puerto Rico's independence from Spain. Early years ...

(1842–1917) * A.St.-Hil. –

Augustin Saint-Hilaire Augustin François César Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire (4 October 17793 September 1853) was French botanist and traveller who was born and died in Orléans, France. A keen observer, he is credited with important discoveries in botany, notably the ...

(1799–1853) * Aston –

Helen Isobel Aston Helen Isobel Aston (26 March 1934 – 17 March 2020) was an Australian botanist and ornithologist. Biography Aston completed her Bachelor of Science in 1957 with majors in botany and zoology from the University of Melbourne. Aston worked at ...

(born 1934) * Astuti – Inggit Pudji Astuti (

2004) * Aswal – B. S. Aswal (born 1948) * A.Terracc. – (1861–1917) * A.T.Grimme – Arnold Grimme (1868–1958) * Atha –

Daniel E. Atha Daniel Atha (born 1962) is a botanist. In his work as a botanist he has collected plants in all 50 states of the United States, as well as several additional countries. Atha's work was focused on three areas: "floristics—what plants grow in a ...

(born 1962) * A.Thouars – Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (1793–1864) * Atk. – William Sackston Atkinson (1821–1875) * A.T.Lee –

Alma Theodora Lee Alma Theodora Lee (née Melvaine; born 12 April 1912, Tingha, died 20 October 1990, Wellington) was an Australian botanist and plant taxonomist who worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and CSIRO. She is ...

(1912–1990) * A.T.M.Pedersen — Anne Tiril Myhre Pedersen (

2017) * Aubl. –

Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neotr ...

(1720–1778) * Aubrév. –

André Aubréville André Aubréville (30 November 1897, in Pont-Saint-Vincent (Meurthe-et-Moselle) – 11 August 1982, in Paris) was a French botanist, professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and a member of the Academy of Sciences. He was th ...

(1897–1982) * Aubriet – Claude Aubriet (1651–1742) * Aucher – Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy (1792–1838) * Audas – James Wales Claredon Audas (1872–1959) * Audib. – Urbain Audibert (1791–1846) * Audubon –

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictori ...

(1785–1851) * Aug.DC. –

Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle (8 December 1868, Walton-on-Thames – 4 May 1920, Vallon) was a Swiss botanist and was British consul to the Canton of Geneva between 1912 and 1918. Early life and education Richard Émile Augustin de Ca ...

(1868–1920) * Augustine – Jomy Augustine (

1998) * Ausserd. – Anton Ausserdorfer (1836–1885) * A.Usteri – Alfred Usteri (1869–1948) * Austin – Coe Finch Austin (1831–1880) * A.Vázquez – Antonio Vázquez (born 1961) * A.V.Bobrov – Alexey Vladimir Bobrov (born 1969) * A.V.Duthie –

Augusta Vera Duthie Augusta Vera Duthie (18 July 1881 Belvidere, Knysna – 8 August 1963 Belvidere, Knysna) was a South African botanist who studied the plants of the Western Cape and was a popular teacher who lectured on cryptogamic botany. She was the first unive ...

(1881–1963) * Avé-Lall. –

Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant (4 July 1803 – 17 May 1867) was a German botanist who was a native of Lübeck. From 1838 to 1855 he performed his scientific work in St. Petersburg. Botanists Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782–1854) ...

(1803–1867) * Aver. – (born 1955) * Averett – John Earl Averett (1943–2017) * Avers – Charlotte J. Avers (

1953) * Averyanova –

Anna Leonidovna Averyanova Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

(born 1981) * A.V.Gilman – Arthur V. Gilman (

2003) * A.V.Roberts – Andrew Vaughan Roberts (born 1940) * A.Wall – Arnold Wall (1869–1966) * A.Wallace – Alexander Wallace (1829–1899) * A.W.Benn. – Alfred William Bennett (1833–1902) *A.W.Archer – Alan W. Archer (born 1930) * A.Weber –

Anton Weber Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

(born 1947) * A.W.Hill – Arthur William Hill (1875–1941) * A.W.Howitt –

Alfred William Howitt Alfred William Howitt , (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908), also known by author abbreviation A.W. Howitt, was an Australian anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition, which set out to es ...

(1830–1908) * A.Wigg. – Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers (1803–1880) * A.W.Purdie – Andrew William Purdie (1940–1989) * A.W.Russell – Anna Worsley Russell (1807–1876) * Axelrod – Daniel I. Axelrod (1910–1998) * Aymard – (born 1959) * Ayres – William Port Ayres (1815–1875) * Azara – Félix de Azara (1746–1821)

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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 ...