Botanist Graves & Memorials

David Douglas

1799–1834 (age 35)

Honolulu

David Douglas (1799-1834) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector who explored the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.

Henry Parker Sartwell

1792–1867 (age 75)

Lake View Cemetery

Henry Parker Sartwell (1792-1867) was a Pittsfield resident and botanist known for his contributions to American natural...

William Starling Sullivant

1803–1873 (age 70)

Green Lawn Cemetery

William Starling Sullivant (1803-1873) was a botanist and founder of the Ohio State University herbarium.

John Torrey

1796–1873 (age 77)

Long Hill Cemetery

John Torrey was a prominent American botanist and chemist who made significant contributions to plant taxonomy and geolo...

Asa Gray

1810–1888 (age 78)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Asa Gray was a prominent American botanist and naturalist who lived from 1810 to 1888.

Henry Shaw

1800–1889 (age 89)

Missouri Botanical Garden

Henry Shaw was an American botanist and founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden who lived from 1800 to 1889.

George Engelmann

1809–1884 (age 75)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

George Engelmann was a Frankfurt-born botanist and physician who made significant contributions to American botanical sc...

Sereno Watson

1826–1892 (age 66)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Sereno Watson (1826-1892) was an American botanist and taxonomist.

John Gill Lemmon

1832–1908 (age 76)

Mountain View Cemetery

John Gill Lemmon was a botanist and plant collector from Lima who lived from 1832 to 1908.

Edward Lothrop Rand

1859–1924 (age 65)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) was an American botanist and horticulturist.

Sara Plummer Lemmon

1836–1923 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery

Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836-1923) was a pioneering botanist and naturalist from New Gloucester known for her botanical ill...

Charles Edward Moldenke

1860–1935 (age 75)

Middle Village

Charles Edward Moldenke was a botanist and naturalist known for his contributions to plant taxonomy.

William Trelease

1857–1945 (age 88)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Trelease was an American botanist and educator who made significant contributions to plant science.

William Albert Setchell

1864–1943 (age 79)

Swan Point Cemetery

William Albert Setchell was an American botanist who lived from 1864 to 1943.

George Coles Stebbins

1846–1945 (age 99)

Maple Grove Cemetery

George Coles Stebbins was an American botanist and evolutionary biologist who made significant contributions to plant ge...

David Myers Mottier

1864–1940 (age 76)

Rose Hill Cemetery

David Myers Mottier (1864-1940) was an American botanist and academic.

Willis Linn Jepson

1867–1946 (age 79)

Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery

Willis Linn Jepson was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of California ...

Francis W. Pennell

1886–1952 (age 66)

Philadelphia

Francis W. Pennell (1886-1952) was a botanist and naturalist from Wawa, Pennsylvania.

Clarence L. Meader

1867–1967 (age 100)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Clarence L. Meader (1867-1967) was an American botanist and horticulturist.

Mary Agnes Chase

1869–1963 (age 94)

Rosehill Cemetery

Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) was an American botanist and agrostologist from Iroquois County renowned for her extensive ...

John James Thornber

1872–1962 (age 90)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

John James Thornber (1872-1962) was an American botanist and educator known for his work on Arizona flora.

Clarence G. Galston

1876–1964 (age 88)

Mount Neboh Cemetery

Clarence G. Galston was an American botanist and biochemist who made significant contributions to plant physiology resea...

Emma Lucy Braun

1889–1971 (age 82)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Emma Lucy Braun (1889-1971) was a Cincinnati botanist and naturalist who was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Sophia Satina

1879–1975 (age 96)

Nanuet

Sophia Satina was a Russian-American botanist and cytologist known for her work on plant genetics and chromosome studies...

Blanche Jennings Thompson

1887–1983 (age 96)

Geneseo

Blanche Jennings Thompson was an American botanist and curator of the New York Botanical Garden.

Louise Manning Venable Coker

1885–1983 (age 98)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Louise Manning Venable Coker was an American botanist and educator from Chapel Hill who lived from 1885 to 1983.

John William Harshberger

1869–1929 (age 60)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

John William Harshberger (1869–1929) was an American botanist noted for his work on plant distribution and ecology.

Ada Hayden

1884–1950 (age 66)

Ames Municipal Cemetery

Ada Hayden was an American botanist and Iowa State University faculty member who served as Iowa's state botanist and bec...

Herma Albertson Baggley

1896–1981 (age 85)

Morris Hill Cemetery

Herma Albertson Baggley (1896–1981) was an American botanist and conservationist celebrated for her work on Idaho’s ...

Margaret Hannah Fulford

1904–1999 (age 95)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Margaret Hannah Fulford (1904–1999) was an American botanist specializing in bryophytes who is buried at Spring Grove ...

Henri Alain Liogier

1916–2009 (age 93)

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park

Botanist Henri Alain Liogier (1916–2009) of Chomelix lies at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Rupert Charles Barneby

1911–2000 (age 89)

Smith Hill Cemetery

Rupert Charles Barneby (1911-2000) was a British-born botanist celebrated for his expertise on the legume family and is ...

Noga Hareuveni

1924–2007 (age 83)

Har HaMenuchot

Noga Hareuveni (1924-2007) was a Jerusalem-born Israeli botanist who founded Neot Kedumim, the Biblical Landscape Reserv...

Jenő Béla Kümmerle

1876–1931 (age 55)

Farkasréti Cemetery

Jenő Béla Kümmerle (1876-1931) was a Budapest-born Hungarian botanist who was buried at Farkasréti Cemetery.

Michel Adanson

1727–1806 (age 79)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Michel Adanson (1727-1806) was a French botanist and naturalist from Aix-en-Provence known for his taxonomic work and Af...