David Douglas (botanist)

This article is about the botanist. For other people named David Douglas, see David Douglas (disambiguation).

David Douglas
Born(1799-06-25)25 June 1799
Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
Died12 July 1834(1834-07-12) (aged 35)
Mauna Kea, Laupāhoehoe, Hawai'i
Resting placeHonolulu, Hawaii
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Known forDouglas fir
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsGlasgow Botanic Gardens, Royal Horticultural Society
Author abbrev. (botany)Douglas
Coast Douglas-fir cone, from a tree grown from seed collected by David Douglas in 1826

David Douglas (25 June 1799 – 12 July 1834) was a Scottish botanist, best known as the namesake of the Douglas fir. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America and Hawaii, where he died.[1] The standard author abbreviation Douglas is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

  1. ^ In collaboration with M. L. Tyrwhitt-Drake (1987). "Douglas, David". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Douglas.