George Bentham

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George Bentham was a prominent 19th-century British botanist renowned for his extensive work in plant taxonomy and for co-authoring the influential "Genera Plantarum."

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George Bentham canonical 4
Joseph Dalton Hooker 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
botanist
human
taxonomist
associatedWith Kew
surface form: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
authorOf Flora Australiensis
Handbook of the British Flora
Labiatarum Genera et Species
awardReceived Royal Medal of the Royal Society
birthDate 1800-09-22
birthPlace Plymouth, England
surface form: Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, England
botanistAuthorAbbreviation Benth.
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
surface form: Kensal Green Cemetery, London
coAuthorOf Genera Plantarum
coAuthorWith Joseph Dalton Hooker
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateAwarded 1859 (Royal Medal of the Royal Society)
deathDate 1884-09-10
deathPlace London, England
describedTaxon numerous plant genera and species
educatedAt France (informal education during youth)
era 19th century
father Sir Samuel Bentham
fieldOfWork botany
plant taxonomy
systematic botany
influenced later systems of angiosperm classification
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Linnean Society of London
Royal Society
name George Bentham self-link
nationality British
notableFor comprehensive classification of flowering plants
contributions to plant taxonomy
notableWork Flora Australiensis
Genera Plantarum
Handbook of the British Flora
Labiatarum Genera et Species
occupation botanist
taxonomist
positionHeld President of the Linnean Society of London
residence London, England
termEnd 1874 (presidency of the Linnean Society of London)
termStart 1861 (presidency of the Linnean Society of London)
uncle Jeremy Bentham
workLocation Kew
surface form: Kew, London, England

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Augustin Pyramus de Candolle influenced George Bentham
this entity surface form: Joseph Dalton Hooker
George Bentham name George Bentham self-link
Rosoideae taxonAuthor George Bentham
Acleisanthes describedBy George Bentham