Christo Albertyn Smith

Christo Albertyn Smith
Born(1898-04-26)26 April 1898
Boksburg, South African Republic
Died23 November 1956(1956-11-23) (aged 58)
Canberra, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Stellenbosch[1]
Known forCommon names of South African plants
SpouseBertha Edith Thorold[2]
ChildrenLillemor Elizabeth Smith
Christopher John Smith
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsKew Herbarium, London
Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg
Division of Plant Science, Pretoria

Christo Albertyn Smith (1898–1956) was a South African botanist. He co-wrote a definitive dictionary of common names of South African plants, although it was only published after his death.[3]

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