Birbal Sahni

Birbal Sahni

male, deceased (1949)
Birbal Sahni, FRS (1891-1949), an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent, was also a geologist who took an...
John Ray

John Ray

male, deceased (1705)
John Ray (November 29, 1627 - January 17, 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history. Until...
Dunkinfield Henry Scott

Dunkinfield Henry Scott

male, deceased (1934)
Dunkinfield Henry Scott (28 November 1854-29 January 1934) was an English paleobotanist, a leading authority on the structure of fossil plants. He...
Eva Koppelhus

Eva Koppelhus

female
Eva Koppelhus is a palaeobotanist at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. Up until 2005, she had been stationed at the Royal Tyrrell Museum 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...
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg

Kaspar Maria von Sternberg

male, deceased (1838)
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (also: "Caspar Maria", "Count Sternberg", German: "Kaspar Maria Graf Sternberg", Czech: "hrabě Kašpar Maria Št...
Walter A. Bell

Walter A. Bell

male, deceased (1969)
Walter Andrew Bell (January 4, 1889-1969) was a Canadian geologist. He worked for the Geological Survey of Canada for over 40 years and authored or...
Edward W. Berry

Edward W. Berry

male, deceased (1945)
Edward Wilber Berry (1875 - 1945) was an American paleontologist and botanist, the principal focus of his research was paleobotany. Berry studied...

Tom Harris

male
Tom Harris was a distinguished paleobotanist and keen gardener. He would often say to students: "If you're not prepared to die for botany, you'd...
Constantin von Ettingshausen

Constantin von Ettingshausen

male, deceased (1897)
Constantin Freiherr von Ettingshausen (or Baron Constantin von Ettingshausen) (June 16, 1826 - February 1, 1897) was an Austrian geologist and...