AUTHORS' NAMES 



The names, usually abbreviated, of the botanical author who first acceptably 

 described each genus, species and variety or subspecies is given in the manual. This 

 list provides the full name, when available, and the dates of birth and death, if 

 known. The country mentioned is that where the author resided during his active 

 botanical career, not always that of his birth. 



Adans. Michel Adanson, 1727-1806. Professor of Natural History, Transylvania 



University. France. 

 Ait. William Aiton, 1731-1793. Great Britain. 



Ait. f. William Townsend Aiton, the son, 1766-1849. Great Britain. 

 Alef. Friedrich Alefeld, 1820-1872. Germany. 

 All. Carlo Allioni, 1725-1804. Italy. 



Alston. Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston, 1902-1954. British Museum. England. 

 Ames. Oakes Ames, 1874-1950. Orchid specialist, Harvard University. U.S.A. 

 Anders. T. Thomas Anderson, 1832-1870. Director of Botanic Garden, Calcutta. India. 

 Anderss. Nils Johan Anderson, 1821-1880. Sweden. 

 Andr. Henry C. Andrews, died 1830. Botanical artist and engraver; conducted the 



Botanists' Repository from 1799-1811. Great Britain. 

 Arn. George Arnold Walker Arnott, 1799-1868. Scotland. 

 Aschers. Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, 1834-1913. Professor of botany, Berlin. 



Germany. 

 Aubl. Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusee Aublet, 1720-1778. France. 



Babe. Ernest Brown Babcock, 1877-1954. University of California. U.S.A. 



Babe. & Stebbins. Ernest Brown Babcock and George Ledyard Stebbins, Jr. 



Backer. Cornelius Andries Backer, 1874- . Holland. 



Bailey. Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1858-1954. Cornell University. U.S.A. 



Baill. Henri Ernest Baillon, 1827-1895. France. 



Baker. John Gilbert Baker, 1834-1920. Botanic Gardens, Kew. England. 



Banks. Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820. Great Britain. 



Bart. Benjamin Smith Barton, 1766-1815. Pennsylvania. U.S.A. 



Bartl. Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling, 1798-1875. Germany. 



Batal. Alexander Batalin, 1847-1898. Russia. 



Batsch. August Johann Georg Karl Batsch, 1761-1802. Germany. 



Beckr., W. (W. Bckr.). Wilhelm Becker, 1874-1928. Published on Asiatic Violaceae. 



Germany. 

 Beauv. Ambroise Marie Francois Joseph Palisot de Beauvois, 1755-1820. France. 

 Beck, G. (G. Beck). Guenther Beck von Mannagetta, 1856-1931. Austria. 

 Bedd. R.H. Beddome, conservator of forests, Madras. Great Britain. 

 Belval. H. Belval, Contributions to the flora of Kiangsu and Anhwei 1930-1933. France. 

 Benn., A. (A. Benn.) Arthur Bennett. 

 Benn. Alfred William Bennett, 1833-1902. Great Britain. 

 Benth. George Bentham, 1800-1884. England. 

 Bergius. Peter Jonas Bergius, 1730-1790. Sweden. 

 Bernh. Johann Jacob Bernhardi, 1774-1850. Germany. 

 Berth. Sabin Berthelot, 1794-1880, author, with Webb, of Flore des Hies Canaries. 



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