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Benjamin Smith Barton

Benjamin Smith Barton

American botanist
Benjamin Smith Barton was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the country. He wrote the first... Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1766, Lancaster, PA
Died: December 19, 1815 (age 49 years), New York, NY
Award: Magellanic Premium (1804)
Parents: Thomas Barton