The journal
Open the journal →The conversation starts in the journal — be the first to post.
About George Bentham
George Bentham was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his Genera Plantarum (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884.
Everything about George Bentham →- Occupation
- botanist, pteridologist, mycologist, taxonomist
- Position held
- President of the Linnean Society of London
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- September 22, 1800
- Died
- September 10, 1884