Benjamin Barton | |
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| Born | February 10, 1766 |
| Died | December 19, 1815 (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Awards | Magellanic Premium (1804) |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Philadelphia |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Barton |
Benjamin Smith Barton (February 10, 1766 – December 19, 1815) was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the country. He wrote the first American textbook on botany.[1]
- ^ Swensen 1997