William Starling Sullivant

William Starling Sullivant
Sullivant in 1864
Born(1803-01-15)January 15, 1803
DiedApril 30, 1873(1873-04-30) (aged 70)
NationalityAmerican
EducationOhio University
Alma materYale (Baccalaureate 1823)
Spouses
  • Jane Marshall
    (m. 1824)
  • Eliza Griscom Wheeler
    (m. 1834)
  • Caroline Eudora Sutton
    (m. 1851)
Children13, including T. S. Sullivant
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Signature

William Starling Sullivant (January 15, 1803 – April 30, 1873) was an early American botanist recognized as the foremost authority on bryophytes in the United States.