Albert Kellogg | |
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| Born | December 6, 1813 New Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | March 31, 1887 |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
Albert Kellogg (December 6, 1813 – March 31, 1887 ) was an American physician and the first resident botanist of California. He was a founding member of the California Academy of Sciences and served as its first curator of botany. Kellogg was a prolific writer and an accomplished illustrator of botanical specimens. In 1882, he published "The Forest Trees of California", the first scientific account of the state's diverse forest species.[1][2]