callings of the archive
Botanist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as botanist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Rusty Russell
Botanist and curator
Contemporary era
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
b. October 17, 1959
Scientist and president of Mauritius
Modern era
George Washington Carver
January 1, 1864 – January 5, 1943
African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)
Early Modern era
Carl Linnaeus
May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778
Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
Early Modern era
Alexander von Humboldt
September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
Early Modern era
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
August 1, 1744 – December 18, 1829
French naturalist (1744-1829)
Modern era
Ignaz Semmelweis
July 1, 1818 – August 13, 1865
Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865)
Modern era
Barbara McClintock
June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992
American scientist and cytogeneticist
Early Modern era
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
Early Modern era
Meriwether Lewis
August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809
American explorer (1774-1809)
Modern era
John Muir
April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914
Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)
Shah Hussain
Botanist
Roohi Bano
Botanist
Early Modern era
Li Shizhen
July 3, 1517 – 1593
Chinese polymath and scientist (1517-1593)
Modern era
John Ball
August 20, 1818 – October 21, 1889
British politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller. (1818-1889)
Modern era
Asima Chatterjee
September 23, 1917 – November 22, 2006
Indian chemist (1917–2006)
Modern era
Janaki Ammal
November 4, 1897 – February 7, 1984
Indian botanist (1897-1984)
Modern era
Birbal Sahni
November 14, 1891 – April 10, 1949
Indian botanist (1891-1949)
Modern era
Hendrik Lorentz
July 18, 1853 – February 4, 1928
Dutch physicist (1853–1928)
Modern era
Jagadish Chandra Bose
November 30, 1858 – November 23, 1937
Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)
Modern era
Yuan Longping
August 13, 1929 – May 22, 2021
Chinese biologist (1930-2021)
Modern era
Lynn Margulis
March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011
American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)
Early Modern era
John Smith
1798 – 1888
English botanist, first curator of Kew gardens (1798–1888)
Early Modern era
John Franklin
April 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
Modern era
Sylvia Earle
b. August 30, 1935
American oceanographer