Famous botanists

person who practices botany

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Herman Boerhaave

Herman Boerhaave

1668 – 1738 · Age 69
Deceased
John Franklin

John Franklin

1786 – 1847 · Age 61
Deceased
Jens Peter Jacobsen

Jens Peter Jacobsen

1847 – 1885 · Age 38
Deceased
James Dwight Dana

James Dwight Dana

1813 – 1895 · Age 82
Deceased
Hans Christian Gram

Hans Christian Gram

1853 – 1938 · Age 85
Deceased
Daniel Rutherford

Daniel Rutherford

1749 – 1819 · Age 70
Deceased
Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes

1880 – 1958 · Age 77
Deceased
Johan Fabricius

Johan Fabricius

1745 – 1808 · Age 63
Deceased
Elias Magnus Fries

Elias Magnus Fries

1794 – 1878 · Age 83
Deceased
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay

Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay

1846 – 1888 · Age 41
Deceased
Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank

1849 – 1926 · Age 77
Deceased
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

1755 – 1836 · Age 81
Deceased
John Hanning Speke

John Hanning Speke

1827 – 1864 · Age 37
Deceased
Albrecht von Haller

Albrecht von Haller

1708 – 1777 · Age 69
Deceased
Allan Hume

Allan Hume

1829 – 1912 · Age 83
Deceased
Edme Mariotte

Edme Mariotte

1620 – 1684 · Age 64
Deceased
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck

Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck

1851 – 1931 · Age 79
Deceased
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

1656 – 1708 · Age 52
Deceased
Anna Atkins

Anna Atkins

1799 – 1871 · Age 72
Deceased
Ghulam Ishaq Khan

Ghulam Ishaq Khan

1915 – 2006 · Age 91
Deceased
William Carey

William Carey

1761 – 1834 · Age 72
Deceased
Hugo Gunckel Lüer

Hugo Gunckel Lüer

1901 – 1997 · Age 95
Deceased
Ferdinand Cohn

Ferdinand Cohn

1828 – 1898 · Age 70
Deceased
Alcide d'Orbigny

Alcide d'Orbigny

1802 – 1857 · Age 54
Deceased
Sylvia A. Earle

Sylvia A. Earle

1935 · Age 90
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q2374149