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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Author abbrev. (botany) Benth. George Bentham CMG FRS FLS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". [1]
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- 22 September 1800, Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, England
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Apr 17, 2024 · George Bentham (born Sept. 22, 1800, Stoke, Devon, Eng.—died Sept. 10, 1884, London) was a British botanist whose classification of seed plants (Spermatophyta), based on an exhaustive study of all known species, served as a foundation for modern systems of vascular plant taxonomy.
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George Bentham. 1800-1884. English botanist who was one of the most prolific botanists of his time. Among his many written contributions was Genera Plantarum, in which he and Joseph Dalton Hooker described and classified the flowering plants and gymnosperms.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. George Bentham CMG FRS FLS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".
Jun 27, 2018 · Bentham, George (1800–84) A British botanist, the nephew of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham for whom he worked as secretary (1826–32). He prepared the Flora Hongkongensis (1861), seven volumes of the Flora Australiensis (1863–78), and what is considered his most important work, three volumes of Genera Plantarum , in ...
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by N. T. Burbidge. This article was published: in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3 , 1969. online in 2006. George Bentham (1800-1884), botanist, was born on 22 September 1800 at Stoke, Hampshire, England, the second son of (Sir) Samuel Bentham, naval architect, and Mary Sophia, eldest daughter of Dr George Fordyce, F.R.S.
Quick Reference. (1800–84) A British botanist, the nephew of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham for whom he worked as secretary (1826–32), who prepared the Flora Hongkongensis (1861), seven volumes of the Flora Australiensis (1863–78), and what is considered his most important work, three volumes of Genera Plantarum, in ...
