Carolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus

male, deceased (1778)
Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, ph...
John Gerard

John Gerard

male, deceased (1612)
John Gerard (Nantwich, 1545 - February, 1611/12 in London) was an English botanist famous for his herbal garden. After being educated in Willaston...
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

male, deceased (1836)
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of...
Gaspard Bauhin

Gaspard Bauhin

male, deceased (1624)
Gaspard Bauhin, or Caspar Bauhin (January 17, 1560 - December 5, 1624), was a Swiss botanist, often incorrectly credited with the introduction of...
John Lindley

John Lindley

male, deceased (1865)
John Lindley (February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English botanist. Lindley was born at Catton, near Norwich, where his father, George...
Michel Adanson

Michel Adanson

male, deceased (1806)
Michel Adanson (April 7, 1727 - August 3, 1806) was a French naturalist of Scottish descent. Adanson was born at Aix-en-Provence. His family moved...
Louis Leakey

Louis Leakey

male, deceased (1972)
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (August 7, 1903 - October 1, 1972) was an Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing...
George Edwards

George Edwards

male, deceased (1773)
George Edwards (April 3, 1694 - July 23, 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards...
Jan Frederik Gronovius

Jan Frederik Gronovius

male, deceased (1762)
Jan Frederik Gronovius (also seen as Johann Frederik and Johannes Fredericus) (Feb 10 1686, Leiden - Jul 10 1762, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist...
Johann Jacob Dillenius

Johann Jacob Dillenius

male, deceased (1747)
Johann Jakob Dillen (Dillenius) (1687-April 2, 1747) was a German botanist. Dillen was born at Darmstadt and was educated at the University of...