Famous Botanists & Supporters

Johannes Jacobus Smith Dutch Botanist

03/08/2010

Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867-1947) was a Dutch Botanist. In the year 1891 Johannes Jacobus Smith became assistant curator at the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia…

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Arthur Francis George Kerr Thai Orchid Collector

15/07/2010

Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) wasn´t a botanist, as he was an Irish medical doctor. A. F.G. Kerr was an orchid lover and grew native Thai orchids in his home…

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Elmer Drew Merrill American Botanist

21/06/2010

Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956) was an American Botanist specialized in the plants of South East Asia. In 1898 Elmer Drew Merrill received the Bachelor of Science at the University of Maine…

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Tem Smitinand Botanist Thailand

29/05/2010

Professor Dr. Tem Smitinand (1920-1995) was a Thai botanist from the Royal Forest Department of Thailand…

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French Botanist Joseph Decaisne

15/05/2010

Joseph Decaisne (1807 – 1882) was born in Brussels, Belgium, but was working as a French botanist and agronomist exclusively in Paris. In 1824 Decaisne started as a gardener at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (French Museum of natural history) and in 1832 he became the chief of the sowing department. Decaisne began …

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