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Hubertus Antonius van der Aa Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he w ...
(1935–2017) * A.A.Cocucci – (born 1959) * A.A.Eaton – Alvah Augustus Eaton (1865–1908) * A.A.Fisch.Waldh. –
Alexandr Alexandrovich Fischer von Waldheim Alexandr Alexandrovich Fischer von Waldheim (russian: Александр Александрович Фишер фон Вальдгейм, ; born 20 April 1839 in Moscow, Russian Empire – died 24 February 1920 in Sochi, Russia) was a Russian b ...
(1839–1920) * A.Agostini – Angela Agostini (born 1880) * A.A.Ham. –
Arthur Andrew Hamilton Arthur Andrew Hamilton, (1855-1929) was an Australian botanist. Names published *'' Ancistrachne maidenii'' (A.A.Ham.) Vickery (basionym: ''Eriochloa maidenii'' A.A.Ham.: Hamilton, A.A. (1913) A new Species of Eriochloa from the Hawkesbury R ...
(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 (1877–1951) * A.Bassi –
Agostino Bassi Agostino Bassi, sometimes called de Lodi (25 September 1773 – 8 February 1856), was an Italian entomologist. He preceded Louis Pasteur in the discovery that microorganisms can be the cause of disease (the germ theory of disease). He discovered ...
(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 Henry Robert Nicollon des Abbayes (15 July 1898 – 21 May 1974) was a French botanist and lichenologist. He was the chair of the Botanical Department of the University of Rennes and an expert on the flora of Great Britain The flora of Great Brit ...
(1898–1974) * Abbiatti –
Delia Abbiatti Delia Abbiatti (born 1918) is an Argentinian botanist and pteridologist, noted for studying ''Eriocaulaceae'', ''Loranthaceae Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 gen ...
(born 1918) * Abbot – John Abbot (1751–c. 1840) * Abedin – ( fl. 1986) * Aberc. –
Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, (16 April 1879 – 23 May 1953) was a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist. He was the son of Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Pochin. Education Born in Richmond u ...
(1879–1953) * A.Berger – Alwin Berger (1871–1931) * A.B.Frank –
Albert Bernhard Frank Albert Bernhard Frank (January 17, 1839 – September 27, 1900) was a German botanist, plant pathologist, and mycologist, born in Dresden. He is credited with coining the term ''mycorrhiza'' in his 1885 paper "Über die auf Wurzelsymbiose beruhen ...
(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 h ...
(1901–2001) * A.B.Jacks. –
Albert Bruce Jackson Albert Bruce Jackson (14 February 1876, in Newbury, Berkshire – 14 January 1947, in Kew) was a British botanist and dendrologist. He worked as an assistant the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1907 to 1910 and later at the British Museum ...
(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 Axel Gudbrand Blytt (19 May 1843 – 18 July 1898) was a Norwegian professor, botanist and geologist. He was the author of a number of books regarding the flora of Norway. Today he is most associated with his role in developing the Blytt-Sernand ...
(1843–1898) * A.Br. –
Addison Brown Addison C. Brown (February 21, 1830 – April 9, 1913) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a botanist, and a serious amateur astronomer. Early life, education and career ...
(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 Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun (10 May 1805 – 29 March 1877) was a German botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria. His research centered on the morphology of plants. Biography He studied botany in Heidelberg, Paris and Munich. In 1833 he began teac ...
(1805–1877) * Abrom. –
Johannes Abromeit Johannes Abromeit (17 February 1857 – 19 January 1946) was a German botanist and teacher. He was born in the village of Paschleitschen near Ragnit in East Prussia, and he studied natural sciences, German literature, and philosophy at Albe ...
(1857–1946) * A.Bruggen –
Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen Adolph Cornelis 'Dolf' van Bruggen (9 July 1929 – 3 June 2016)Breure A. S. H. (5 June 2016"A.C. (Dolf) van Bruggen (1929-2016)" Bram's snailblog, accessed 5 June 2016. was a Dutch malacologist, entomologist, and botanist. His interest in the tro ...
(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 Ángel Lulio Cabrera (born 19 October 1908 in Madrid, Spain – died 8 July 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentinian botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. ...
(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 Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus. Life Acharius was born in 1 ...
(1757–1819) * A.C.H.Blinks – Anne Catherine Hof Blinks (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 Alexandre Noël Charles Acloque (1871–1941) was a French botanist who was an expert in lichens. Acloque was broadly interested in natural history and wrote books on the flora and fauna (insects) of France. Selected works * ''Les Champigno ...
(1871–1908) * A.C.Schultz – August Christian Schultz (1813–1908) * A.C.Sm. – Albert Charles Smith (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 Lujo Adamović ( sr-Cyrl, Лујо Адамовић; 31 July 1864 – 19 July 1935) was a Serbian botanist and plant collector who was a leading authority regarding the genus Hieracium, recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...
(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 Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied from 1795–1796 in the medical school of Saint Petersburg, S ...
(1780–1838) * Adamson –
Robert Stephen Adamson Robert Stephen Adamson (2 March 1885 – 6 November 1965) was a British botanist. He was a fellow of Linnean Society (elected in 1956), the British Ecological Society and the Royal Society of South Africa and its President in 1946-1948. Adams ...
(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 Alfred Douglas Hardy (1870 – 1958) was an Australian amateur collector of freshwater algae specimens. He worked as a draftsman and botanical officer for the Victorian Forest Commission until his retirement in 1936. He was also an amateur natur ...
(1870–1958) * A.D.Hawkes –
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) * 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 Nina Avgustinovna Adolf (1903–1951) was a Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Ross ...
(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 (born 1940) * A.E.Holland – Ailsa E. Holland ( fl. 1988) * Aellen – Paul Aellen (1896–1973) * A.E.Murray – Albert Edward Murray (born 1935] * A.E.Newton –
Angela E. Newton Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ang ...
(born 1958] * A.E.Ortmann –
Arnold Edward Ortmann Arnold Edward Ortmann (April 8, 1863 – January 3, 1927) was a Prussian-born United States naturalist and zoologist who specialized in malacology. Biography Ortmann was born in Magdeburg, Prussia on April 8, 1863. A student of Ernst Haeckel, h ...
(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 ( ...
(1811–1873) * A.Ernst – Alfred Ernst (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, Conne ...
(1868–1959) * A.E.van Wyk – Abraham Erasmus van Wyk (born 1952) * A.-E.Wolf – Anne-Elizabeth Wolf ( fl. 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 ( fl. 2015) * A.F.Tryon –
Alice Faber Tryon Alice Faber Tryon (1920–2009) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology). She had two general areas of interest in her work, first incorporating the use of spore surface ...
(1920–2009) * Afzel. –
Adam Afzelius Adam Afzelius (8 October 175020 January 1837) was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Afzelius was born at Larv in Västergötland in 1750. He was appointed teacher of oriental languages at Uppsala University in 1777, and in 17 ...
(1750–1837) * Agashe –
Shripad Narayan Agashe Shripad Narayan Agashe (born 1939) is an Indian botanist and palynologist, best known for his academic books ''Paleobotany: Plants of the Past, Their Evolution, Paleoenvironment, and Application in Exploration of Fossil Fuels'' (1997), ''Palynolo ...
(1939–) * Agerer – (born 1947) * A.G.Floyd – Alexander G. Floyd (born 1926) * A.G.Ham. – Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (1852–1941) * A.Gibson – Alexander Gibson (1800–1867) * A.G.Jones – Almut Gitter Jones (1923–2013) * A.G.Lyon – Alexander Geoffrey Lyon ( fl. 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. – ( fl. 1832) * A.Hässl. – Arne Hässler (1904–1952) * A.Hay – Alistair Hay (born 1955) * A.Heller –
Amos Arthur Heller Amos Arthur Heller (March 21, 1867 – May 19, 1944) was an American botanist. Early life Heller was born in Danville, Pennsylvania, Danville, Pennsylvania. In 1892, Heller received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College. ...
(1867–1944) * A.Hend. –
Archibald Henderson Archibald Henderson (January 21, 1783 – January 6, 1859) was the longest-serving Commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from 1820 to 1859. His name is learned by all recruits at Marine recruit training (Boot Camp) as the "Grand old man of th ...
(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 i ...
(1855–1943) * A.H.Gentry –
Alwyn Howard Gentry Alwyn Howard Gentry (January 6, 1945 – August 3, 1993) was an American botanist and plant collector, who made major contributions to the understanding of the vegetation of tropical forests. Education Gentry was born on January 6, 1945, in Cl ...
(1945–1993) * A.H.Heller – (1894–1973) * A.H.Holmgren – (1912–1992) * A.H.Kent – Adolphus Henry Kent (1828–1913) * Ahmadjian –
Vernon Ahmadjian Vernon Ahmadjian (May 19, 1930 - March 13, 2012) was a distinguished professor at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He specialized in the symbiosis of lichens, and wrote several books and numerous publications on the subject. Car ...
(1930–2012) * Ahrendt – Leslie Walter Allen Ahrendt (1903–1969) * A.H.S.Lucas – Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas (1853–1936) * A.Huet –
Alfred Huet du Pavillon Alfred Huet du Pavillon (January 1829, in Blain, Loire-Atlantique – 1907, in Frohsdorf) was a French botanist. His brother, Édouard Huet du Pavillon (1819-1908), with whom he often collaborated, was also a botanist. He spent his childhood in ...
(1829–1907) * Ainslie –
Whitelaw Ainslie Sir Whitelaw Ainslie FRSE (17 February 1767 – 29 April 1837) was a British surgeon and writer on '' materia medica,'' best known for his work as a surgeon in the employment of the East India Company in India. He published the first major Englis ...
(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 Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (7 April 1902 – 1985) was a notable English botanist and classicist. Airy Shaw was born at The Mount, Grange Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk to a father serving as Second Master at the Woodbridge Grammar School and a mother ...
(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 Scotland, Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Phi ...
(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 V ...
(1842–1877) * A.J.Eames – Arthur Johnson Eames (1881–1969) * A.J.Ford –
Andrew James Ford Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...
(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 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 1940) * A.J.M.Baker –
Alan John Martin Baker 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.'' * ...
(born 1948) * A.J.Paton – Alan James Paton (born 1963) * A.J.Scott –
Andrew John Scott Andrew John Scott may refer to: * Andrew Scott (museum director), British museum director * Andrew J Scott Andrew John Scott is a British economist, currently Professor of Economics at London Business School, known for his work on longevity an ...
(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 Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, or Anton Joseph Kerner, (12 November 1831 – 21 June 1898) was an Austrian botanist and professor at the University of Vienna. Career Kerner was born in Mautern, Lower Austria, and studied medicine in Vienna f ...
(1831–1898) * Akeroyd – John Akeroyd (born 1952) * Akhani – (born 1950) * A.K.Irvine –
Anthony Kyle Irvine Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton ...
(born 1937) * A.K.Skvortsov – Alexey Skvortsov (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 Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...
( fl. 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 (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. Dur ...
(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 (1770–1847) * Albuq. –
Byron Wilson Pereira de Albuquerque George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...
(1932–2003) * Alcaraz – (born 1958) * Alderw. –
Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh Cornelis Rugier Willem Karel van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh (Java Island, 23 December 1863 – The Hague, 1 March 1936) was a Dutch botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biol ...
(1863–1936) * Aldrovandi –
Ulisse Aldrovandi Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history st ...
(1522–1605) * Alef. – Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (1820–1872) * A.Lem. – Adrien Lemaire (1852–1902) * A.Lesson –
Pierre Adolphe Lesson Pierre Adolphe Lesson (1805-1888), also as Pierre-Adolphe Lesson, esson's official electronic archives, at his hometown's media library/ref> was a French botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant ...
(1805–1888) * Alexander – Edward Johnston Alexander (1901–1985) * Alexeeva – N. B. Alexeeva ( fl. 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 (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 Aymar Charles d'Alleizette (23 January 1884, in Paris – 4 July 1967, in Clermont-Ferrand) was a French military administrator and botanist. He was a member of the French military from around 1904 to 1942, during which time, he was statione ...
(1884–1967) * Allemão – Francisco Freire Allemão e Cysneiro (1797–1874) * Allen – Timothy Field Allen (1837–1902) * Allred – Kelly Allred (born 1949) * Alm –
Carl Gustav Alm Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...
(1888–1962) * Almeda – Frank Almeda (born 1946) * Á.Löve –
Áskell Löve Áskell Löve (20 October 1916 – 29 May 1994) was an Icelandic systematic botanist, particularly active in the Arctic. Education Áskell studied botany at Lund University, Sweden, from 1937. He received his PhD in 1942 in botany and a D.Sc. ...
(1916–1994) * Alphand –
Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand Jean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (; 26 October 1817 – 6 December 1891) was a French engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads. As a close associate of Baron Haussmann and later as Director of Public Works at Paris City Hall from 1871, he was inst ...
(1817–1891) * Alph.Wood – Alphonso Wood (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 Fernando Altamirano (Fernando Altamirano-Carbajal) (July 7, 1848 – October 7, 1908) was a Mexican physician, botanist and naturalist. He was born in Aculco, studied in Querétaro, and died in Mexico City. Altamirano was the founder and the di ...
(1848–1908) * Altschul – Siri von Reis (born 1931) * A.Lyons –
Albert Brown Lyons Albert Brown Lyons (born Waimea, Hawaiian Kingdom, April 1, 1841; died Detroit, Michigan, April 13, 1926) was a notable analytical and pharmaceutical chemist who also published works on geology, plant names, and genealogy. Family and early life L ...
(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 (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 me ...
(1824–1860) * A.Mathews –
Andrew Mathews Andrew Mathews may refer to: * Andrew Mathews (Royal Navy officer) Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy. Naval career Mathews ser ...
(1801–1841) * Amberg – Otto Amberg (1875–1920) * Ambronn – Hermann Ambronn (1856–1927) * Ambrosetti – José Arturo Ambrosetti (born 1939) * Ambrosi –
Francesco Ambrosi Francesco Ambrosi (November 17, 1821 – 9 April 1897) was an Italian botanist, librarian, ethnologist and historian. Biography Ambrosi was born to a family of herders in Borgo Valsugana, the present day Italian province of Trentinoat that tim ...
(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 (1874–1950) * A.M.Gray – Alan Maurice Gray (born 1943) * Amich – Francisco Amich García (born 1953) * Amici –
Giovanni Battista Amici Giovanni Battista Amici (; 25 March 1786 – 10 April 1863) was an Italian astronomer, microscopist, and botanist. Amici was born in Modena, in present-day Italy. After studying at Bologna, he became professor of mathematics at Modena, and in 18 ...
(1786–1863) * Amin – Amal Amin (born 1929) * Amirkh. –
Amirkhan Magomedovich Amirkhanov Amirkhan may refer to: * Amirkhan, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran * Fatix Ämirxan (1886–1926), Tatar writer {{dab ...
(born 1952) * Amman – Johann Amman (1707–1741) * Ammann –
Morgane Ammann Morgane may refer to: People * Morgane Dubled (born 1984), French supermodel * Morgane Tschiember (born 1976), artist * Morgane (born 1975), belgian singer Other uses * '' Greta morgane'' (thick-tipped greta), a butterfly in the family Nymphali ...
(born 1986) * Ammerman – Elizabeth Ammerman (born 1917) * Ammirati – Joseph F. Ammirati (born 1942) * Amo –
Mariano del Amo y Mora Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana (disambiguation), Mariana. It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius (name), Marius, and Marius d ...
(1809–1896) * Amor – Angel Amor Morales (born 1959) * A.M.Ross – Alexander Milton Ross (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 (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 James Anderson may refer to: Arts *James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor *James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer *James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor * James Anderson (filmmaker) ...
(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 ...
(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 (floruit, 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 reco ...
(c. 1759–1835) * Andr.Hend. – Andrew Henderson (c. 1823-1906) * Andriamih. – Tefy H. Andriamihajarivo ( fl. 2011) * Andronov – Nikolaĭ Matveevich Andronov ( fl. 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 Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...
(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 (born 1926) * Antoine –
Franz Antoine Franz Antoine (23 February 1815 in the on the Löwelbastei, Vienna – 11 March 1886) was an Austrian horticulturalist and gardener. From 1865 he was director of royal gardens to the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He was an authority on ...
(1815–1886) * Ant.Schott – Anton Schott (1866–1945) * Anzi - Martino Anzi (1812-1883) * A.O.S.Vieira – Ana Odete Santos Vieira (born 1958) * Apang – Ona Apang ( fl. 2012) * A.P.Br. – Andrew Phillip Brown (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 a ...
(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 (1867–1949) * A.Pramanik – Arabinda Pramanik (born 1957) * Apstein – Carl Heinrich Apstein (1862–1950) * A.Q.Hu – Ai Qun Hu ( fl. 2009) * A.Raynal –
Aline Marie Raynal Aline Marie Raynal (4 February 1937 – 16 July 2022) is a French botanist and botanical illustrator noted for studying the taxonomy of parasitic and aquatic tropical plants, as well as plants of the Sahel desert. She was professor of botany at ...
(born 1937) * A.R.Bean – Anthony Bean (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 professor ...
(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 ( fl. 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 te ...
(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 Johann Albert von Regel in Russian: Иоанн-Альберт Регель (12 December 1845, Zürich – 6 July 1908, Odessa) was a Swiss-Russian physician and botanist. He was the son of botanist Eduard August von Regel (1815-1892). He studied ...
(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 (1794–1852) * Ariza – Luis Ariza Espinar (1933–2020) (L.Ariza is also used) * Arm. –
Edward Armitage Edward Armitage (20 May 1817 – 24 May 1896) was an English Victorian-era painter whose work focused on historical, classical and biblical subjects. Family background Armitage was born in London to a family of wealthy Yorkshire industrialis ...
(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 Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (2 August 1848 in Härnösand – 1932 in Uppsala) was a Swedish bryologist. He was the father of hepaticologist Sigfrid Vilhelm Arnell (1895–1970). In 1875, he became a privat-docent of botany at the University of U ...
(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 ... durchst ...
(1828–1901) * A.Robyns – (1935–2003) * A.R.Penfold –
Arthur de Ramon Penfold Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
(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 ...
(born 1947) * Arv.-Touv. –
Casimir Arvet-Touvet Jean-Maurice Casimir Arvet-Touvet (1841–1913) was a French botanist born in Gières. His early botanical investigations involved species native to Dauphiné, publishing in 1871 ''Essai sur les plantes du Dauphiné''. Subsequently, he devoted ...
(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 Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (12 May 1856 – 9 September 1901) was a German botanist and phytogeographer who made major contributions in the fields of histology, ecology and plant geography. He travelled to South East Asia and the Caribbea ...
(1856–1901) * A.Schlag. – Adolf Schlagintweit (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 Arthur Carl Victor Schott (27 February 1814 – 26 July 1875) was a German-American artist, naturalist and ethnographer. He was hired as a "special scientific collector" for the United States Boundary Commission, and participated in th ...
(1814–1875) * A.Schreib. – Annelis Schreiber (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 Society ...
(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 ( fl. 1997) * A.Soriano – Alberto Soriano (1920–1998) * A.Spreng. – Anton Sprengel (1803–1851) * A.S.Rob. –
Alastair Robinson Alastair S. Robinson (born 1980) is a taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus ''Nepenthes'', for which he is regarded as a world authority.Ellison, A. & Adamec, L. eds., 2017. Contributing Author Information ...
(born 1980) * Assem – J. van den Assem ( fl. 1953) * Ast – Suzanne Jovet-Ast (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 ( fl. 2004) * Aswal – B. S. Aswal (born 1948) * A.Terracc. – (1861–1917) * A.T.Grimme – Arnold Grimme (1868–1958) * Atha – Daniel E. Atha (born 1962) * A.Thouars –
Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars __NOTOC__ Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (3 August 1793 – 16 March 1864) was a French naval officer important in France's annexation of French Polynesia. Early life He was born at the castle of La Fessardière, near Saumur. His uncle Aristide Aube ...
(1793–1864) * Atk. –
William Sackston Atkinson 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 ...
(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 The University o ...
(1912–1990) * A.T.M.Pedersen —
Anne Tiril Myhre Pedersen Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...
( fl. 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 Claude Aubriet (c. 1665 or 1651 – 3 December 1742) was a French illustrator and botanical artist. Biography Aubriet was born in Châlons-en-Champagne or in Moncetz. He was a botanical illustrator at the Jardin du Roi in Paris. There Jo ...
(1651–1742) * Aucher –
Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy (2 October 1792 – 6 October 1838) was a French pharmacist and botanist who was a native of Blois. He received his education at Orléans and later Paris. Beginning in 1817, he operated a bookstore in Blois, and ...
(1792–1838) * Audas –
James Wales Claredon Audas James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...
(1872–1959) * Audib. – Urbain Audibert (1791–1846) * Audubon – John James Audubon (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 ( fl. 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 Alexey Vladimir F. Ch. Bobrov ( cyrillic: Алексей Владимирович Ф. Ч. Бобров) (born 1969) is a Russian botanist and explorer. He is a researcher at the Faculty of Geography of the Moscow State University M. V. Lomonos ...
(born 1969) * A.V.Duthie – Augusta Vera Duthie (1881–1963) * Avé-Lall. – Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant (1803–1867) * Aver. – (born 1955) * Averett – John Earl Averett (1943–2017) * Avers – Charlotte J. Avers ( fl. 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 ( fl. 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 Alfred William Bennett (24 June 1833 – 23 January 1902) was a British botanist and publisher. He was best known for his work on the flora of the Swiss Alps, cryptogams, and the Polygalaceae or Milkwort plant family, as well as his years in th ...
(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 ...
(born 1947) * A.W.Hill –
Arthur William Hill Sir Arthur William Hill (11 October 1875, in Watford – 3 November 1941, in Richmond) was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a noted botanist and taxonomist. The only son of Daniel Hill, he attended Marlborough College where hi ...
(1875–1941) * A.W.Howitt – Alfred William Howitt (1830–1908) * A.Wigg. –
Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers Heinrich August Ludwig Wiggers (12 June 1803 – 13 February 1880) was a German pharmacist, chemist and botanist born in Altenhagen (today part of the city of Springe). Trained as a pharmacist, in 1827 he relocated to the University of Göt ...
(1803–1880) * A.W.Purdie – Andrew William Purdie (1940–1989) * A.W.Russell – Anna Worsley Russell (1807–1876) * Axelrod –
Daniel I. Axelrod Daniel Isaac Axelrod (July 16, 1910 – June 2, 1998) was an American paleoecologist specializing in Tertiary Cordilleran floras, in particular correlating fossil evidence of specific floras with climate change indicators. Biography He received ...
(1910–1998) * Aymard – (born 1959) * Ayres – William Port Ayres (1815–1875) * Azara –
Félix de Azara Félix Manuel de Azara y Perera (18 May 1746 – 20 October 1821) was a Spanish military officer, naturalist, and engineer. Life Félix de Azara was born on 18 May 1746 in Barbunales, Aragon. He joined the army and attended a Spanish military ...
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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 ...