Benjamin Smith Barton
American botanist
Died when: 49 years 312 days (598 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Benjamin Smith Barton (February 10, 1766 – December 19, 1815) 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 American textbook on botany.
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