Robert Patterson (naturalist, born 1802)

This article is about the Belfast naturalist born in 1802. For his son, see Robert Lloyd Patterson. For his grandson, see Robert Patterson (1863–1931).
Portrait of Robert Patterson, half-length sitting on chair, upper body turned and looking to right over back of the chair.

Robert Patterson, FRS (1802–1872) was an Irish businessman and naturalist born in Belfast, Ireland.