Bartram, John

Bartram, BAHR truhm, John (1699-1777), a botanist, planted the first botanical garden in America... More >>

Bessey, Charles Edwin

Bessey, Charles Edwin (1845-1915), an American botanist, was an influential teacher whose ideas... More >>

Brown, Robert

Brown, Robert (1773-1858), was a Scottish botanist. He was the first person to describe the... More >>

Burbank, Luther

Burbank, Luther (1849-1926), was an American plant breeder, nurseryman, and horticulturist. He... More >>

Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de

Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de (1778-1841), a Swiss botanist, published many books about plant... More >>

Carver, George Washington

Carver, George Washington (1864?-1943), was an African American scientist who won international... More >>

De Vries, Hugo

De Vries, duh VREES, Hugo (1848-1935), a Dutch botanist and student of organic evolution, was... More >>

Fairchild, David Grandison

Fairchild, David Grandison (1869-1954), an American botanist and explorer, brought over 20,000... More >>

Gray, Asa

Gray, Asa (1810-1888), was the leading authority of his time on plant life in the United States.... More >>

Harvey, William Henry

Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866), an Irish botanist, was an authority on the plants of South... More >>

Mohl, Hugo von

Mohl, Hugo von (1805-1872), a German botanist, helped develop the cell theory. According to this... More >>

Molloy, Georgiana

Molloy, Georgiana (1805-1843), was a botanist and a member of a pioneering family in Western... More >>

Nageli, Karl Wilhelm

Nageli, NA guh lee, Karl Wilhelm (1817-1891), a Swiss botanist and philosopher, studied the... More >>

Peattie, Donald Culross

Peattie, Donald Culross, PEET ee, DON uhld kuhl RAWS (1898-1964), an American author and... More >>

Sachs, Julius von

Sachs, zahks, Julius von (1832-1897), a German botanist, was the founder of the science of plant... More >>