John Richardson (naturalist)

John Richardson
Born(1787-11-05)5 November 1787
Dumfries, Scotland
Died5 June 1865(1865-06-05) (aged 77)
Lake District
Alma materEdinburgh University
AwardsRoyal Medal (1856)
Scientific career
Fields
Author abbrev. (botany)Richardson
John Richardson, 1828 by Thomas Phillips, R.A., engraved by Edward Finden

Sir John Richardson FRS FRSE (5 November 1787 – 5 June 1865) was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer.[1]

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