Benjamin Smith Barton

Benjamin Barton
Born(1766-02-10)February 10, 1766
DiedDecember 19, 1815(1815-12-19) (aged 49)
New York City, New York, U.S.
AwardsMagellanic Premium (1804)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsUniversity 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]

  1. ^ Swensen 1997