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Origins of Botany

Who is the father of botany? People have been studying, using, naming and growing plants for as long as human beings have been in existence, but here are some who are credited with fathering and furthering this field of scientific study.

Theophrastus 371-287 BC, Botany, Trinity College Dublin.

Theophrastus

371-287 BC

Otto Brunfels 1488-1534, Botany, Trinity College Dublin.

Otto Brunfels

1488-1534

Hieronymus Bock 1498-1554, Botany, Trinity College Dublin.

Hieronymus Bock

1498-1554

Leonhart Fuchs 1501-1566, Botany, Trinity College Dublin.

Leonhart Fuchs

1501-1566

Carl Linnaeus 1707-1778, Botany, Trinity College Dublin.

Carl Linnaeus

1707-1778

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      • Henry Nicholson
      • William Stephens
      • Charles Chemys
      • William Clement
      • James Span
      • Edward Hill
      • Robert Scott
      • William Allman
      • William Henry
      • George James Allman
      • William Henry Harvey
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      • David Horsfall Stuart Richardson
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