1997 Death Kenneth Thimann, botanist, dies at 92 1963 Death Lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68 1954 Death Liberty Hyde Bailey, U.S. botanist (Plantbreeding), dies at 96 1947 Death Frederick F Blackman, English botanist, dies at 80 1945 Death Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90 1943 Death Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52 1942 Death Anton H Blaauw, botanist (Perception of the Lichtes), dies at 60 1935 Death Ivan V Mitsjoerin, Russian botanist, dies 1935 Death Hugo de Vries, botanist Gruppenweise Artbildung, dies at 87 1933 Birthday David Bellamy, English botanist/tv-program maker 1931 Death John P Lotsy, botanist/geneticist (Resumptio Genetics), dies at 64 1925 Death Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85 1920 Birthday J Heslop-Harrison, botanist 1919 Death Sofert H Koorders, botanist (Java), dies at 55 1916 Death Alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanist, dies at 75 1911 Death Joseph D Hooker, British botanist, dies at 94 1911 Birthday William Stearn, botanist 1904 Birthday Kenneth Thimann, botanist 1898 Death Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist, dies at 70 1898 Death Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist, dies at 66 1896 Birthday George L Funke, botanist, Flower Physiology 1895 Death Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67 1895 Birthday Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter 1893 Death Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86 1891 Birthday Benedictus H Danser, Dutch botanist 1888 Death Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1887 Death August W. Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 1883 Birthday Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Netherlands 1st female prof, Utrecht, 1917-52 1882 Birthday Anton H Blaauw, Dutch botanist, Perception of Light 1878 Death Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 1869 Birthday David Grandison Fairchild, U.S., botanist and explorer, brought plants to U.S. 1867 Birthday John P Lotsy, Dutch botanist/geneticist, Genetics 1866 Birthday Frederick Frost Blackman, English botanist 1865 Death William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies 1863 Birthday Sofert H Koorders, Dutch botanist, Java 1863 Death Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77 1859 Death Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 1859 Birthday Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist, Handbook of Trees of California 1858 Birthday Liberty Hyde Bailey, U.S. botanist, Plantbreeding 1855 Birthday Ivan V Mitshurin, Russian botanist, new types of fruit 1854 Birthday Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarians/German botanist 1850 Birthday J C Arthur, Lowville, New York, botanist, studied rusts 1848 Birthday Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, How species emerge 1844 Birthday Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist, Angiospermen 1841 Death Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 63 1839 Birthday Oskar Brefeld, German botanist 1839 Birthday August W. Eichler, German botanist 1833 Death Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist, dies at 65 1832 Birthday Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist 1831 Birthday Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist 1828 Death Mihaly Fazekar, Hungarian botanist/literary (Book of Spices), dies 1828 Birthday Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist 1827 Birthday Ernest H Baillon, French botanist, History of Plants 1819 Death Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, dies 1818 Death Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies 1817 Birthday Joseph D Hooker, British botanist 1810 Birthday Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1806 Birthday Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist 1804 Birthday Stephan L Endlicher, Austrian priest/botanist 1799 Death William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53 1799 Birthday John Lindley, English botanist, Elements of Botany 1794 Birthday Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist, System mycologicum 1793 Death William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 1786 Birthday Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist 1785 Birthday William J Hooker, English botanist/director, Kew Gardens 1785 Birthday Carl A. Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad 1782 Death Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies 1779 Death John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 1778 Birthday Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist, Theorie elementaire 1778 Birthday Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, naming plants and animals 1778 Death Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 1772 Death Gerard of Swieten, botanist/painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72 1768 Birthday Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist 1763 Death Pehr Forskahl, Finnish botanist/explorer, dies 1757 Birthday Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, lichens 1751 Death John Wilson, botanist, dies 1747 Death Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 1746 Birthday William Curtis, English botanist/publisher, Botanical Magazine 1738 Death Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 1732 Birthday Pehr Forskahl, Finish botanist 1707 Birthday John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens 1700 Birthday Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist 1699 Death Henrik A van Reede tot Drakenstein, Dutch botanist, dies at about 63 1692 Death John Commelin, director of Hortus Botanist (Amsterdam), dies at 62 1684 Birthday Johann J Dillenius, Dillen, German botanist, Historia Muscorum 1668 Birthday Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist 1665 Birthday Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician, sexuality plant 1617 Death Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 1598 Death Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies 1585 Death Rembert Dodoens, Rembertus Dodonaeus, physician/botanist, dies at 67 1566 Death Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 1553 Birthday Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician, De Medocoma Aegyptorum 1534 Birthday Joachim Camerarius, German botanist/physician, horticulture catalog 1517 Birthday Rembert Dodoens, Rembertus Dodonaeus, physician/botanist 1501 Birthday Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist, History of Plants
