CACTUS AND SUCCULENT PEOPLE CALENDAR BIRTHDAYS 11 August 2018

This Calendar Birthday list of Movers and Shakers of the Cactus and Succulent Plant World includes some of the people that have provided our hobby with one or more of the following: 1) described a plant, 2) discovered a plant, 3) had a plant named after him/her, 4) written a book or booklet, and/or 5) otherwise provided for the hobby in a meaningful way.

JANUARY 1 Hicken, (Dr) Cristóbal Maria (1 Jan 1875–11 Mar 1933); Argentine botanist; 1 Meyer, (Prof) (Dr med) Ernst [Ernest] Heinrich Friedrich (1 Jan 1791–7 Aug 1858); Prussian physician & botanist; 1 Letty, [later Forssman,] (Dr hc) Cythna Lindenberg (1 Jan 1895–3 May 1985); RSA poet & botanical artist; 1 Wiggins, (Dr) Ira Loren (1 Jan 1899–28 Nov 1987); US botanist; 1 Zehntner, (Dr) Leo (1 Jan 1864–3 Apr 1961); Swiss botanist & naturalist; 2 Pott, [Pott-Leendertz, née Leendertz,] Reino (2 Jan 1869–14 Jun 1965); Dutch pharmacist & botanist; to RSA 1897; 3 Hutchison, Paul Clifford (3 Jan 1924–6 Sep 1997); US musician, botanist, horticulturist & nurseryman; 3 Lam, (Prof) (Dr) Herman Johannes (3 Jan 1892–15 Feb 1977); Dutch botanist, taxonomist, geographer & phylogenist; 4 Adams, Charles Gibbs (4 Jan 1884–21 Dec 1953); US landscape architect; 4 Rehm, (Dr) Sigmund Eugen Adolf (4 Jan 1911–2001); Ger plant physiologist; 5 Nuttall, Thomas (5 Jan 1786–10 Sep 1859); British printer, naturalist, ornithologist & taxonomic botanist; to US 1807 & to Eng 1842; 5 Ocampo, Melchor (5 Jan 1814–3 Jun 1861); Mex lawyer, scientist & politician; 5 Perry, (Dr) Lily May (5 Jan 1895–11 Mar 1992); Canada to US; botanist; 6 Gardner, Charles Austin (6 Jan 1896–24 Feb 1970); Eng to Western Australia 1909; botanist; 6 Ruspoli, Eugenio (6 Jan 1866–4 Dec 1893); Romania prince to Italy; ethnologist, naturalist & scientist; 6 Scott-Elliot, George Francis (6 Jan 1862–20 Jun 1934); British botanist; 7 Fabricius, Johan Christian (7 Jan 1745–3 Mar 1808); Danish entomologist & economist; 7 Schott, (Dr) Heinrich Wilhelm (7 Jan 1794–5 Mar 1865); Austrian botanist; 7 Urban, (Dr) Ignatz [Ignatius] (7 Jan 1848–7 Jan 1931); Ger horticulturist, taxonomist & botanist; 8 Lecomte, (Prof) (Dr) Paul Henri (8 Jan 1856–12 Jun 1934); French botanist; 8 Maughan-Brown, (Dr med) Herbert (8 Jan 1883–6 Feb 1940); RSA physician; 8 Reichenbach, (Dr med) Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig (8 Jan 1793–17 Mar 1879); Ger botanist, zoologist, physician, ornithologist & bot artist; 9 Steudner, (Dr med) Julius Carl Theodor Hermann (9 Jan 1832–10 Apr 1863); Ger physician, natural scientist & botanist; 10 Lichtenstein, (Dr med) Martin Heinrich [Henry] Karl [Carl] von (10 Jan 1780–3 Sep 1857); Ger physician, zoologist, botanist & naturalist; 11 Curtis, Wm Hugh (11 Jan 1746–7 Jul 1799); British apothecary, nurseryman, horticulturist, botanist, entomologist, naturalist & artist; 11 Forsskal, [Forsskål, Forsskåhl, Forskal,] Pehr [Petrus, Petter, Peter] (11 Jan 1732–11 Jun 1763); Finnish-Swedish naturalist & botanist; 11 Moorten, [née Haliday-Pagan,] Patricia (11 Jan 1920–7 Jul 2010); US horticulturist; interest in botany, horticulture, floriculture & landscape design; 11 Rose, (Dr) Joseph Nelson (11 Jan 1862–4 May 1928); US botanist & taxonomist; 12 Gilg, (Dr) Ernst Friedrich (12 Jan 1867–11 Oct 1933); Ger botanist & taxonomist; 12 Palmer, (Dr med) Edward (12 Jan 1831–1911); British to US 1849; surgeon, ethnologist, naturalist & ethnobotanist; 12 Schultes, (Prof) (Dr) Richard Evans (12 Jan 1915–10 Apr 2001); US ethno botanist & ethno pharmacologist; 13 Baker, John Gilbert (13 Jan 1834–16 Aug 1920); British botanist; 13 Gold, Dudley Blackburn (13 Jan 1897–31 Oct 1990); US to Mex 1918; mining engineer & scholar of Cactaceae of Mex from 1918; 14 Brongniart, Adolphe-Théodore (14 Jan 1801–18 Feb 1876); French botanist; 14 Foster, Robert [Bob] Allen (14 Jan 1938–Jan 2002); US horticulturist & nurseryman; 14 Todaro, Agostino [Augustino] (14 Jan 1818–18 Apr 1892); Italian lawyer & botanist; 15 Britton, (Prof) (Dr) Nathaniel Lord (15 Jan 1859–25 Jun 1934); US geologist, botanist & artist; 15 Higgins, Vera (15 Jan 1892–19 Oct 1968); British horticulturalist, botanist, writer & bot artist; 15 Schickendantz, Federico [Friedrick] (15 Jan 1837–4 Apr 1896); Ger chemist; to Argentina 1861;

1 16 Cavanilles, (Dr) Antonio José [Joseph] (16 Jan 1745–4 May 1804); Spanish priest & taxonomic botanist; 16 Wolf, Wolfgang (16 Jan 1872–22 Sep 1950); Bavarian clergyman & amateur botanist; 17 Bauhin, (Prof) (Dr med) Gaspard [Casperr, Kaspar, Gaspar, Casparus] (17 Jan 1560–5 Dec 1624); Swiss physician, herbalist & botanist; 17 Innes, Clive Frederick (17 Jan 1909–7 Mar 1999); British insurance, accountant, hotelier, horticulturist & nurseryman; 18 Barber, [née Bowker,] Mary Elizabeth (18 Jan 1818–4 Sep 1899); British to RSA 1820; self taught botanist, entomologist, biologist, artist, writer & natural historian; 18 Kirk, Thomas (18 Jan 1828–8 Mar 1898); Eng botanist to New Zealand 1862; 19 Donald, John Donald (19 Jan 1923–2 Jan 1996); Eng chemist & horticulturist; 19 Eastwood, Alice (19 Jan 1859–30 Oct 1953); Canada to Colorado 1873 & to Calif 1892; self-taught botanist; 19 Rendle, (Dr) Alfred Barton (19 Jan 1865–11 Jan 1938); British botanist; 20 Adamson, [née Gessner, Friederike Viktoria] Joy (20 Jan 1910–3 Jan 1980); Austrian to Kenya 1937; artist & raising lion Elsa; 20 Bock, Thor Methven (20 Jan 1907–25 Apr 1973); US artist & illustrator; 20 Linne, [Linné,] (Dr med) Carl von (20 Jan 1741–1 Nov 1783); Swedish botanist & bot illustrator; son of C Linnaeus; 21 Kirk, John Wm Carnegie (21 Jan 1878–7 Mar 1962); British soldier & amateur botanist; 22 Lamb, Edgar (22 Jan 1905–19 May 1980); British horticulturist & nurseryman; founded The Exotic Collection greenhouses & publication w spouse from 1935; 22 Porter, Thomas Conrad (22 Jan 1822–27 Apr 1901); US botanist, zoologist & clergyman; 23 Hertrich, (Dr) Wm (23 Jan 1878–18 Mar 1966); Ger to US 1900; horticulturalist; creator & dir of Huntington Bot Gardens, San Marino, Calif from 1903; 24 Humbert, Jean-Henri [Henri] (24 Jan 1887–20 Oct 1967); French botanist, phytogeographer, conservationist & taxonomist; 24 Kidd, [née Maytham,] Mary (24 Jan 1914–8 Apr 2001); RSA illustrator; 25 Rathbun, (Dr) Richard (25 Jan 1852–16 Jul 1918); US geologist, paleontologist & nature researcher; 26 Jacobsen, (Dr hc) Hermann Johannes Heinrich (26 Jan 1898–19 Aug 1978); Ger gardener, horticulturist & prolific writer on succ; 26 Jones, (Prof) (Dr) George Neville (26 Jan 1903–25 Jun 1970); British to Canada c1910 & to US c1923; botanist; 27 Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von [Louis-Charles Adélaide Chamisseau de Boncourt] (27 Jan 1781–21 Aug 1838); Frenchman to Prussia; naturalist, botanist, writer & poet; 27 Mollhausen, [Möllhausen,] Heinrich Balduin (27 Jan 1825–28 May 1905); Ger to US 1849; topographer & artist on AW Wipple’s Pacific Railroad survey 1853–54; 27 Murray, (Prof) (Dr med) Johan Andreas (27 Jan 1740–22 May 1791); Swedish physician & botanist; 27 Steyermark, (Dr) Julian [Julián] Alfred (27 Jan 1909–15 Oct 1988); US botanist; 28 Battandier, Jules Aimé (28 Jan 1848–18 Sep 1922); French botanist & pharmacologist; 28 Pearson, (Prof) (Dr) Henry Harold Welch (28 Jan 1870–3 Nov 1916); Eng botanist & taxonomist to RSA 1903; 28 Wallich, (Dr med) Nathaniel [Nathanael] [born Nathan Wulff or Wolff] (28 Jan 1786–28 Apr 1854); Danish physician & botanist; 28 Willis, (Dr) James [Jim] Hamlyn (28 Jan 1910–10 Nov 1995); Australian botanist; 29 Abbey, Edward Paul (29 Jan 1927–14 Mar 1989); US naturalist, novelist & philosopher; 29 Jack, (Dr med) Wm (29 Jan 1795–15 Sep 1822); Scottish surgeon & naturalist; 30 Buscalioni, Luigi (30 Jan 1863–23 Jan 1954); Italian botanist; 30 Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von [Louis-Charles Adélaide Chamisseau de Boncourt] (30 Jan 1781–21 Aug 1838); Frenchman to Prussia; naturalist, botanist, writer & poet; 30 Muehlenpfordt, [Mühlenpfordt, Muehlenpfordt,] (Dr med) Philipp August Friedrich (30 Jan 1803–1891); Ger physician & cactus researcher; 31 Small, (Dr) John Kunkel (31 Jan 1869–20 Jan 1938); US taxonomic botanist;

FEBRUARY 1 Hoehne, Frederico Carlos (1 Feb 1882–16 Mar 1959); Brazilian botanist & ecologist; 1 Osten, (Dr) Cornelius [Cornelio von] (1 Feb 1863–6 Sep 1936); Ger botanist & businessman in Uruguay; 2 Aiton, Wm Townsend (2 Feb 1766–9 Oct 1849); British gardener & botanist; 2 Engelmann, (Dr med) Georg [George] Theodor (2 Feb 1809–4 Feb 1884); Ger physician, meteorologist, artist, botanist & taxonomist; 2 Link, (Dr med) Johann Heinrich Friedrich (2 Feb 1767–1 Jan 1851); Ger physician, naturalist, zoologist & botanist; 2 Smith, (Prof) (Dr hc) (Sir) Wm Wright (2 Feb 1875–15 Dec 1956); Scottish botanist; 2 3 Balen, Jan C van (3 Feb 1894–19 Oct 1956); Dutch horticulturist; gardener at Kew 1915-19; to RSA 1919; 3 Schiede, (Dr med) Christian Julius Wilhelm [Guillermo] (3 Feb 1798–Dec 1836); Ger botanist, naturalist & physician; to Mex 1828; 4 Alexander, Wilfred Backhouse (4 Feb 1885–8 Dec 1965); British ornithologist & entomologist; 4 Candolle, (Prof) (Dr med) Augustin Pyramus de (4 Feb 1778–9 Sep 1841); French physician, naturalist & botanist; 4 Purpus, Joseph Anton (4 Feb 1860–5 Dec 1932); Ger horticulturist; 4 Schultes, (Dr med) Julius Hermann (4 Feb 1804–1 Sep 1840); Austrian botanist, natural scientist & physician; 5 Baxter, Edgar Martin (5 Feb 1903–23 Sep 1967); US sociologist, plantsman & student of Cactaceae; 5 Harvey, Wm Henry (5 Feb 1811–15 May 1866); Irish accountant, algologist & systematic botanist; 5 Lindley, (Prof) (Dr) John (5 Feb 1799–1 Nov 1865); British naturalist, horticulturist, botanist, taxonomist & bot artist; 6 Arnott, [Walker-Arnott,] George Arnold Walker (6 Feb 1799–17 Apr 1868); Scottish botanist; 6 Henslow, (Revd) John Stevens (6 Feb 1796–16 May 1861); British clergyman, botanist, naturalist, plant geographer, geologist & mineralogist; 6 Oliver, Daniel (6 Feb 1830–21 Dec 1916); British botanist; 7 Bremekamp, (Prof) (Dr) Cornelis Eliza [Elisa] Bertus (7 Feb 1888–1984); Dutch botanist & biologist; 7 Pirotta, Pietro Romualdo (7 Feb 1853–3 Aug 1936); Italian botanist; 7 Vogts, [née Neethling,] (Dr) Marie Murray (7 Feb 1908–1998); RSA teacher, botanist & Protea specialist; 8 Bates, Henry Walter (8 Feb 1825–16 Feb 1892); British entomologist, botanist & natural historian; 8 Gussone, (Dr med) Giovanni (8 Feb 1787–14 Jan 1866); Italian physician & botanist; 8 Thornber, (Prof) (Dr) John James (8 Feb 1872–22 Nov 1962); US botanist; 9 Baker, Edmund Gilbert (9 Feb 1864–1949); British pharmacist & botanist; father JG Baker; 9 Hutchison, Theodore [Ted] (9 Feb 1904–6 Feb 1974); US nurseryman & grafting expert; 10 Luckhoff, [Lückhoff,] (Dr med) Carl August (10 Feb 1914–22 Aug 1960); RSA naturalist, physician, bot artist & photographer; 11 Orpet, Edward Owen (11 Feb 1863–12 Nov 1956); British to US 1887; horticulturist, landscape designer & nurseryman; 12 Bauhin, (Dr med) Jean [Johann, Johannes] (12 Feb 1541–26 Oct 1613); Swiss botanist, physician & herbalist; 12 Darwin, Charles Robert (12 Feb 1809–19 Apr 1882); British evolutionary biologist, natural historian, zoologist, botanist & geologist; 12 Greathead, (Dr med) John Baldwin Smithson (12 Feb 1854–26 Oct 1910); RSA physician & surgeon; 13 Banks, (Dr) (Sir) Joseph (13 Feb 1743–19 Jun 1820); British baronet, wealthy naturalist, traveler, philanthropist & scientist; 13 Besler, Basil [Basilius] (13 Feb 1561–13 Mar 1629); Ger apothecary & botanist; 14 Carrisso, (Prof) (Dr) Luis Wittnich (14 Feb 1886–14 Jun 1937); Portuguese biologist; 14 Desfontaines, (Prof) (Dr med) René [Renatus] Louiche (14 Feb 1750–16 Nov 1833); French physician & botanist; 14 Nees von Esenbeck, (Dr med) Christian Gottfried Daniel (14 Feb 1776–16 Mar 1858); Ger naturalist, physician & botanist; 15 Bruce, Eileen Adelaide (15 Feb 1905–6 Oct 1955); British botanist; 15 Buchanan-Hamilton, [né Buchanan,) (Dr med) C Francis (15 Feb 1762–15 Jun 1829); Scottish physician, zoologist & botanist; 16 Akers, John Frank (16 Feb 1906–9 Oct 1967); US botanist; 16 Brandegee, Townsend [Townshend] Stith (16 Feb 1843–7 Apr 1925); US engineer, naturalist & botanist; 16 Horst, Leopoldo (16 Feb 1918–3 Feb 1987); Brazilian farmer & timber merchant; 16 Jacquin, (Prof) (Dr med) (Baron) Nicolaus [Nikolas, Nicolai] Joseph [Jozeph, Josef] von (16 Feb 1727–26 Oct 1817); Austrian physician, chemist, botanist & artist; 17 Siebold, (Dr med) Philipp Franz Balthasar von (17 Feb 1796–18 Oct 1866); Ger physician, natural scientist, botanist & orientalist; 18 Gussone, (Dr med) Giovanni (18 Feb 1787–14 Jan 1866); Italian physician & botanist; 18 Phillips, (Dr) Edwin Percy (18 Feb 1884–12 Apr 1967); RSA botanist; 19 Clusius, Carolus [Carlus] [Charles de l’Écluse, Jules-Charles de l'Écluse,] (19 Feb 1526–4 Apr 1609); Dutch botanist, natural historian & pharmocologist; 19 Solander, Daniel Charles [Carlsson] (19 Feb 1733–13 May 1782); Swedish botanist, naturalist & librarian; 20 Fischer, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von [Fedor Bogdanovic] (20 Feb 1782–17 Jun 1854); Russian botanist; 21 Giess, Johann Wilhelm [Willy] Heinrich (21 Feb 1910–2000); Ger to Namibia 1926; farmer & botanist; 22 Beaucarne, [Beaucarne d’Eenaeme,]; Monsieur [possibly Carolus Josephus Antonius (22 Feb 1796–27 Jul 1857)]; Belgian notary & succ plant grower; 22 Henrici, (Dr) Marguerite Gertrude Anna (22 Feb 1892–28 Jul 1971); Swiss plant physiologist & botanist;

3 22 Pohl, (Dr med) Johann [Baptist] Emanuel (22 Feb 1782–22 May 1834); Austrian botanist & physician; 22 Trelease, (Prof) (Dr) Wm [Will] (22 Feb 1857–2 Jan 1945); US plant morphologist, botanist, taxonomist & entomologist; 23 Abbott, (Dr med) William Louis (23 Feb 1860–2 Apr 1936); US physician & field naturalist; 23 Blankinship, (Prof) (Dr) Joseph Wm [JW] (23 Feb 1862–2 Jul 1938); US botanist 23 Chamberlain, (Dr) Charles Joseph (23 Feb 1863–5 Feb 1943); US botanist, morphologist & cytologist; 23 Shafer, (Dr hc) John Adolph [Adolf] (23 Feb 1863–1 Feb 1918); US pharmacist & field botanist; 24 Barkly, (Sir) Henry (24 Feb 1815–21 Oct 1898); Scottish colonial administrator & naturalist; 24 Stokoe, Thomas Pearson (24 Feb 1868–21 Apr 1959); Eng to RSA 1911; mountaineer & water color artist; 25 Buxbaum, (Prof) (Dr) Franz (25 Feb 1900–7 Feb 1979); Austrian botanist, theorist, phylogenist & taxonomist; researcher in plant anatomy, morphology & physiology; 25 Seemann, (Dr) Berthold Carl (25 Feb 1825–10 Oct 1871); Ger botanist, naturalist & traveler; 25 Welwitsch, [Welvich,] (Dr med) Friedrich [Frederick] Martin Josef [Joseph] (25 Feb 1806–20 Oct 1872); Austrian physician, scientist, zoologist, naturalist & botanist; 26 Pillans, Charles Eustace (26 Feb 1850–15 Mar 1919); RSA civil servant; 26 Purpus, (Dr) Carl [Karl] Albert [Alberto] (26 Feb 1851–17 Jan 1941); Ger botanist; brother JA Purpus; 27 Huntington, Henry Edwards (27 Feb 1850–23 May 1927); Calif railway executive & philanthropist; 27 Schott, Arthur Carl Victor (27 Feb 1814–26 Jul 1875); Ger naturalist, artist, engineer, poet, geologist & musician; to US 1850; 28 Broussonet, [Broussonnet, Broussounet,] (Prof) (Dr med) Pierre Marie Auguste (28 Feb 1761–17 Jan 1807); French physician, botanist, naturalist & zoologist; 28 Johnston, (Dr) Ivan Murray (28 Feb 1898–31 May 1960); US systematic botanist & taxonomist; 28 Sacleux, Charles Joseph (28 Feb 1856–1943); often referred to as Rev Père (or RP) Sacleux; French missionary to Zanzibar; 28 Solander, Daniel Carlsson [Carl, Charles] (28 Feb 1736–16 May 1782); Swedish botanist, naturalist & librarian; 28 Vasey, (Dr med) George (28 Feb 1822–4 Mar 1893); British to US 1823; physician, agrostologist & botanist; 29 Schweickerdt, (Prof) (Dr) Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes (29 Feb 1903–21 Feb 1977); Ger to RSA 1904; RSA botanist & agrostologist; 29 Thompson, Louis Clifford (29 Feb 1920–1997); RSA farmer & naturalist;

MARCH 1 Dudley, Wm Russel (1 Mar 1849–4 Jun 1911); US systematic botanist; 1 Frick, Gustav [Gerhard] Adolph (1 Mar 1878–24 Jan 1974); US collector & avid grower in Calif; 1 Ventenat, Étienne Pierre (1 Mar 1757–13 Aug 1808); French clergyman, librarian & botanist; 2 Dekenah, Albert Jacob [Japie] (2 Mar 1907–1981); RSA photographer & naturalist; 2 Werdermann, (Prof) (Dr) Erich (2 Mar 1892–20 Apr 1959); Ger anatomist, plant physiologist, biologist, plant geographer & botanist; 3 Fischer, (Dr med) Gustav Adolf (3 Mar 1848–11 Nov 1886); Ger physician & naturalist; 3 White, Alain Campbell (3 Mar 1880–23 Apr 1951); US chess player & writer; 4 Griffith, Wm (4 Mar 1810–9 Feb 1845); British colonial botanist, cryptogamist & medical man in India 1832~; 4 Ortega, (Prof) (Dr med) Casimiro Gómez de (4 Mar 1741–30 Aug 1818); Spanish physician & botanist; 5 Dryander, Jonas Carlsson [Carl] (5 Mar 1748–19 Oct 1810); Swedish botanist; 5 Koch, (Prof) (Dr med) Wilhelm Daniel Joseph (5 Mar 1771–14 Nov 1849); Ger physician & botanist; 5 Veatch, (Dr med) John Allen (5 Mar 1808–24 Apr 1870); US physician, surgeon, surveyor, scientist & politician; 7 Burbank, Luther (7 Mar 1849–11 Apr 1926); US farmer, nurseryman & plant breeder; famous for developing the Burbank potato & many other fruits & vegetables; 7 Decaisne, (Dr) Joseph (7 Mar 1807–8 Feb 1882); Belgian botanist; 7 Michaux, André (7 Mar 1746–11 Oct 1803); French gardener, botanist & horticulturist; 8 Leighton, [later Isaac,] Frances Margaret (8 Mar 1909–2006); RSA botanist; 8 Triebner, Wilhelm (8 Mar 1883–8 Oct 1957); Ger to Namibia as soldier, gardener & farmer 1904 & as nurseryman & explorer from 1931; 9 Rusch, Ernst Julius (9 Mar 1867–23 Mar 1957); Ger to Namibia 1890; farmer & nurseryman; 9 Simpson, (Capt) James Hervey (9 Mar 1812–2 Mar 1883); US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers; 10 Craib, (Prof) Wm Grant (10 Mar 1882–1 Sep 1933); British botanist at royal Bot Gardens, Calcutta 1908–20; 10 Mattei, Giovanni Ettore (10 Mar 1865–19 Dec 1943); Italian botanist; 11 Castetter, (Prof) (Dr) Edward Franklin (11 Mar 1896–10 Feb 1978); US ethnobotanist & taxonomist; 11 Keats, Ezra Jack (11 Mar 1916–1983); US artist, illustrator & author of children’s books; 4 12 Gaertner, [Gärtner,] (Prof) (Dr med) Joseph (12 Mar 1732–14 Jul 1791); Ger physician & botanist; 12 Melville, (Dr) Ronald (12 Mar 1903–6 Aug 1985); British pharmacist & botanist; 12 Rusch, Ernst Franz Theodor (12 Mar 1897–15 Oct 1964); RSA farmer, businessman & collector of succ; 13 Forrest, George (13 Mar 1873–1932); Scottish traveler and plant hunter; 13 McKelvey, [née Delano, Susan Magoun] Susan Adams (13 Mar 1883–11 Jul 1964); US botanist, horticulturist & botanical historian; 14 Boke, (Prof) (Dr) Norman Hill (14 Mar 1913–8 Feb 1996); US botanist & cactologist; 14 Einstein, (Dr hc) Albert (14 Mar 1879–18 Apr 1955); Ger to Italy 1894 to US 1932; theoretical physicist best known for his theory of relativity: 14 Fitch, Wm Reed (14 Mar 1883–27 Aug 1965); US; assistant to JN Rose; 14 Watson, Wm (14 Mar 1858–30 Jan 1925); British gardener & horticulturist; 15 Bailey, (Prof) (Dr) Liberty Hyde, Jr (15 Mar 1858–25 Dec 1954); US horticulturist, taxonomist & botanist; 15 Morrison, (Dr med) Alexander (15 Mar 1849–7 Dec 1913); Scottish physician prior to 1897 & botanist; 15 Wild, (Prof) (Dr) Hiram (15 Mar 1917–28 Apr 1982); British botanist; 16 Sibbett, Cecil James (16 Mar 1881–1967); Ireland to Cape Town, RSA 1897; administrator & naturalist; 16 Uebelmann, Werner J (16 Mar 1921–1 Mar 2014); Swiss horticulturist & nurseryman; 17 Kladiwa, (Dr med) Leo (17 Mar 1920–30 Dec 1987); Austrian physician & cactus researcher; 17 Niebuhr, Carsten [Karsten] (17 Mar 1733–26 Apr 1815); Danish self-taught botanist, astronomer, cartographer & mathematician; 18 Gay, Claude (18 Mar 1800–29 Nov 1873); French botanist & naturalist; 19 Hildebrandt, Johann Maria (19 Mar 1847–29 May 1881); Ger gardener, botanist & naturalist; 20 Marum, (Dr med) Martin [Martinus] van (20 Mar 1750–26 Dec 1837); Dutch physician, physiologist & naturalist; 20 Yuncker, (Prof) (Dr) Truman George (20 Mar 1891–6 Feb 1964); US taxonomic botanist; 21 Brauns, (Dr med) Johannes [Hans] Heinrich Justus Carl Ernst (21 Mar1857–2 Feb 1929); Ger to Willowmore, RSA; entomologist specializing in bees, 21 Planchon, (Prof) (Dr) Jules Émile (21 Mar 1823–1 Apr 1888); French botanist; 21 Standley, Paul Carpenter (21 Mar 1884–2 Jun 1963); US botanist & lichenologist; 22 Barad, (Dr med) Gerald [Jerry] Samuel (22 Mar 1923– 16 Jan 2016); US physician, gynecologist, horticulturist, botanist, photographer & lecturer; 22 Wolf, (Dr) Carl Brandt (22 Mar 1905–10 Feb 1974); US botanist; 23 Coville, (Dr hc) Frederick Vernon (23 Mar 1867–9 Jan 1937); US botanist; 23 Lugard, (Major) Edward James (23 Mar 1865–1944); British army officer & colonial adminstrator; 23 Poiteau, Pierre Antoine (23 Mar 1766–27 Feb 1854); French botanist, gardener & bot artist; 23 Stapf, (Dr) Otto (23 Mar 1857–3 Aug 1933); Austrian botanist; to Eng 1891; 24 Haage, Friedrich Adolph (24 Mar 1796–20 Sep 1866); Ger horticulturist; a 5th generation gardener; 25 Drege, [Drège,] Jean [Johann] François [Franz] (25 Mar 1794–3 Feb 1881); Ger horticulturist & botanist; 25 Engler, (Prof) (Dr) Heinrich Gustav Adolf [Adolph] (25 Mar 1844–10 Oct 1930); Ger botanist & systematist; 26 Grigsby, David Bailey (26 Mar 1920–15 Apr 1994); US geologist & nurseryman in Vista, Calif; 26 Mez, (Prof) (Dr) Carl Christian (26 Mar 1866–8 Jan 1944); Ger botanist; 27 Hamilton, [née Breazeale, Brezeale,] Rachel Lucretia (27 Mar 1908–29 Jun 1986); US bot artist & scientific illustrator; 27 Karsten, (Miss) Maria [Mia] Caroline (27 Mar 1902–20 Apr 1991); Dutch biologist; 29 Clair-Thompson, [St Clair-Thompson,] Guy Warren (29 Mar 1906–5 Jun 1970); British forester; 29 Frere, (Sir) Henry Bartle Edward (29 Mar 1815–29 May 1884); British administrator; 29 Lavranos, John Jacob (29 Mar 1926–1 Feb 2018); Greece to RSA 1952 & after retirement to Loulé, Portugal; insurance broker, malacologist & botanist; 30 Gates, Howard Elliott (30 Mar 1889–4 Oct 1957); US; Corona, Calif; c&s nurseryman from 1930; prolific writer; 30 Sieber, Franz [Franze] Wilhelm (30 Mar 1789–17 Dec 1844); Austrian botanist; 31 Bachmann, Franz Ewald Theodor (31 Mar 1850–30 Apr 1937); Ger high school teacher & botanist; 31 Balfour, (Prof) (Dr med) (Sir) Isaac Bayley (31 Mar 1853–30 Apr 1922); Scottish botanist & physician; 31 Dawson, (Prof) (Dr) Elmer Yale (31 Mar 1918–22 Jun 1966); US phycologist, marine botanist & horticulturist;

APRIL 1 Meyer, Carl [Karl] Anton [Andreevič] von (1 Apr 1795–24 Feb 1855); Russian botanist; 1 Munz, (Prof) (Dr) Philip Alexander (1 Apr 1892–10 Apr 1974); US botanist; 2 Terscheck, Carl Adolf (2 Apr 1782–22 Jun 1869); Saxon botanist; 3 Dumortier, Count Barthelemy Charles Joseph (3 Apr 1797–1878); Belgian politician & botanist; 5 3 Jackson, Benjamin Daydon (3 Apr 1846–12 Oct 1927); British botanist & bot bibliographer & historian; 4 Berthelot, (Dr) Sabine (4 Apr 1794–10 Nov 1880); French naturalist & ethnologist to Canary Islands 1820; 4 Plowes, Darrel Charles Herbert (4 Apr 1925–19 Oct 2016); RSA agricultural officer & naturalist; 4 Schenck, (Prof) (Dr) Adolph (4 Apr 1857–15 Sep 1936); Ger geographer & geologist; 5 Manning, Reginald [Reg] West (5 Apr 1905–10 Mar 1986); US 1951 Pulitzer Prize newspaper editorial cartoonist at 'Arizona Rep' 1926–76; 5 Perrine, (Dr med) Henry (5 Apr 1797–7 Aug 1840); US physician & horticulturist; to Yucatan 1827 & to US 1837; 6 Lindman, (Dr) Carl Axel Magnus (6 Apr 1856–21 Jun 1928); Swedish botanist & bot artist; 6 Nel, (Prof) (Dr) Gert Cornelius (6 Apr 1885–16 Feb 1950); RSA botanist; 7 Adanson, Michel (7 Apr 1727–3 Aug 1806); French botanist, systematist, naturalist, taxonomist & biologist; 7 Cogniaux, Alfred (7 Apr 1841–15 Apr 1916); Belgian teacher & botanist; 7 Herre, Adolph [Adolar] Gottlieb Julius [Hans] (7 Apr 1895–16 Jan 1979); Ger gardener, horticulturist & succ plant specialist; to RSA 1925; 7 Hutchinson, (Dr hc) John (7 Apr 1884–2 Sep 1972); British botanist, taxonomist, artist & author; 7 Uitewaal, Antonius Josephus Adrianus [Antoon Joseph Adriaan] (7 Apr 1899–29 Mar 1963); Dutch photographer & botanist in Amsterdam, Netherlands; 8 Haage, Friedrich Ferdinand (8 Apr 1859–7 May 1930); Ger horticulturist; 8 Langsdorff, (Dr med) Georg Heinrich von [Grigori Ivanovich] (8 Apr 1774–9 Jun 1852); Prussian aristocrat, politician, physician & naturalist in Russia; 8 Potts, (Prof) (Dr) George (8 Apr 1877–11 Jul 1948); British botanist to RSA 1905; 9 Een, [Ein,] Thure Johan Gustaf [Gusgtave] (9 Apr 1837–18 Apr 1883); Sweden; captain in Swedish Merchant Navy, trader & collector; 10 Matuda, (Prof) (Dr) Eizi (10 Apr 1894–12 Dec 1978); Japanese botanist; to Mex 1922; 10 Purdom, Wm (10 Apr 1880–7 Nov 1921); British explorer; 10 Scott, (Col) Charles Leslie (10 Apr 1913–22 Feb 2001); East London, Cape, RSA; police officer in Pretoria, RSA; 11 Esterhuysen, (Miss) Elsie Elizabeth (11 Apr 1912–31 May 2006); RSA botanist; 11 Lotsy, (Dr) Johannes [Jan] Paulus (11 Apr 1867–17 Nov 1931); Dutch botanist; to Java 1895 & to The Netherlands 1900; 12 Jussieu, (Dr med) Antoine Laurent de (12 Apr 1748–17 Sep 1836); French botanist & physician; son AHL de Jussieu; 12 King, (Dr med) (Sir) George (12 Apr 1840–12 Feb 1909); British physician & botanist; 13 Rooksby, [née Knoll,] Ellen Maria (13 Apr 1873–2 Dec 1952); US horticulturist; founder & editor of Desert Plant Life magazine from 1929, which ceased upon her death; 14 Webster, (Prof) (Dr) Grady Linder, Jr (14 Apr 1927–27 Oct 2005); US botanist, systematist, biogeographer & pollination ecologist; 15 Kotschy, Karl [Carl] Georg Theodor (15 Apr 1813–11 Jun 1866); Austrian botanist & clergyman; 15 Schultes, (Prof) (Dr med) Josef [Joseph] August (15 Apr 1773–21 Apr 1831) Austrian physician, botanist & naturalist; 15 Setchell, (Prof) (Dr) Wm Albert (15 Apr 1864–5 Apr 1943); US botanist & algologist, plant geographer & bot historian; 16 Salisbury, (Sir) Edward James (16 Apr 1886–10 Nov 1978); British botanist; 16 Stearn, (Dr) Wm Thomas (16 Apr 1911–9 May 2001); British botanist, bot historian, nomenclaturist & bibliographer; 17 Grisebach, (Prof) (Dr) August Heinrich Rudolf (17 Apr 1814–9 May 1879); Ger botanist, botanical taxonomist & phytogeographer; 17 Martius, (Prof) (Dr med) Carl [Karl] Friedrich Philipp von (17 Apr 1794–13 Dec 1868); Ger botanist, ethnologist & physician; 17 Pancic, [Pančić, Pancio, Panchic,] (Dr med) Josif [Josip] (17 Apr 1814–8 Mar 1888); Croatian botanist & physician; 18 Gruson, Hermann August Jacques (18 Apr 1821–30 Jan 1895); Ger inventor, scientist, entrepreneur & horticulturist; 19 Ehrenberg, (Prof) (Dr med) Christian Gottfried (19 Apr 1795–27 Jun 1876); Ger biologist, zoologist, physician, palaeobotanist & naturalist; 19 Haworth, Adrian Hardy (19 Apr 1768–24 Aug 1833); British gardener, amateur botanist, zoologist, taxonomist & entomologist; 20 Kroenlein, Marcel Felix (20 Apr 1928–5 Aug 1994); Monaco horticulturist in Monte Carlo; 20 Plumier, Charles (20 Apr 1646–20 Nov 1704); French Franciscan monk, naturalist, bot artist & royal botanist; 20 Spegazzini, (Prof) (Dr) Carlo [Cárlos] Luigi [Luis] (20 Apr 1858–1 Jul 1926); Italian botanist, mycologist & naturalist; to Argentina 1879; 20 Tischer, (Dr) Arthur (20 Apr 1895–7 Sep 2000); Ger horticulturist; 21 Sargent, Charles Sprague (21 Apr 1841–22 Mar 1927); US botanist, dendrologist, horticulturist & scientist; 6 22 Walton, Frederick Arthur (22 Apr 1853–2 Nov 1922); British jewelry businessman prior to 1897, inventor & nurseryman; 22 Pavon, [Pavon y Jimenez, Pavón y Jiménez,] José Antonio (22 Apr 1754–1844); Spanish pharmacist & botanist; 23 Commelijn, [Commelin,] Jan [Johannes] (23 Apr 1629–19 Jan 1692); Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dutch spice merchant, apothecary & botanist; 23 Hitchcock, (Prof) (Dr) Charles Leo (23 Apr 1902–1986); US botanist & taxonomist; 24 Makino, Tomitarô (24 Apr 1862–18 Jan 1957); Japanese botanist & botanical artist; 24 Russell, Paul George (24 Apr 1889–1963); US botanist; 25 Jones, Marcus Eugene (25 Apr 1852–1934); US self-taught geologist & systematic botanist; 25 Morgan, Meredith Walter, Sr (25 Apr 1887–3 Aug 1957); US optometrist & plant hybridizer from Richmond, Calif; created Crassula ‘Morgan’s Beauty’ & the Giant Burro’s Tail; 25 Panis, [née Hamilton,] Gladys (25 April 1900–14 Oct 2001); US silversmith designer, jeweler & round robins; 26 Burman, [Burmannus, Burmann,] (Dr med) Johannes [Jan] (26 Apr 1706–20 Jan 1779); Dutch physician & botanist; 26 Smith, Christo Albertyn (26 Apr 1898–23 Nov 1956); RSA botanist, teacher & journalist; 26 Wilcox, (Dr med) Timothy Erastus (26 Apr 1840–10 Dec 1932); US Army Deputy Surgeon General; 27 Nichol, Andrew Alexander [Nic] (27 Apr 1895–1 Mar 1961); US agriculturist, horticulturist & biologist; 27 Nouhuys, Jan Jozua van (27 Apr 1903–10 Nov 1940); East Indies to Holland to RSA 1921; horticulturist, geologist & artist; 27 Orcutt, Charles Russell (27 Apr 1864–5 Aug 1929); US naturalist, nurseryman & botanist in San Diego, Calif; 27 Richard, (Prof) (Dr med) Archille (27 Apr 1794–5 Oct 1852); French physician & botanist; 28 Bolus, (Dr hc) Harry (28 Apr 1834–25 May 1911); Eng businessman to RSA 1850; amateur botanist (primarily orchids) from 1864; 28 Duval, (Dr med) Henri Auguste (28 Apr 1777–16 Mar 1814); French physician, botanist & succulent researcher; 28 Johnson, Joseph Ellis [Elias] (28 Apr 1817–17 Dec 1882); US publicist, herbalist, horticulturist & amateur botanist; 28 Salazar, António de Oliveira (28 Apr 1889–27 Jul 1970); Portuguese politician; 29 Wendland, Heinrich Ludolph (29 Apr 1791–15 Jul 1869); Ger botanist & gardener; 29 Wilman, (Miss) Maria (29 Apr 1867–9 Nov 1957); RSA botanist, geologist & archaeologist; 30 Heerde, Pieter [Piet] van (30 Apr 1893–15 May 1979); RSA school teacher & principal;

MAY 1 Blos, [née Nissen] Maybelle [May] Elizabeth (1 My 1906–20 Oct 1991) US botanical artist & illustrator; 1 Gaertner, (Dr med) Carl [Karl] Friedrich von (1 May 1772–1 Sep 1850); Ger physician & botanist; 1 Range, (Dr) Paul Theodor (1 May 1879–29 Aug 1952); Ger geologist & botanist; 2 Pillans, Neville Stuart (2 May 1884–23 Mar 1964); RSA botanist; 2 Salisbury, [né Markham ≈1785] Richard Anthony (2 May 1761–23 Mar 1829); British botanist, bot artist & gardener; 3 Britten, James (3 May 1846–8 Oct 1924); British botanist, taxonomist & bibliographer; 4 Alluaud, Charles (4 May 1861–12 Dec 1949); Frenchman of independent means, entomologist & naturalist historian; 4 Benson, (Prof) (Dr) Lyman David (4 May 1909–12 Jul 1993); US botanist & taxonomist; 5 Knuth, [Knuthenborg,] Frederik [Frederic] Marcus (5 May 1904–14 Jun 1970); Danish Count & cactus nurseryman; 5 Marshall, Wm Taylor (5 May 1886–25 Aug 1957); US botanist & cactus researcher; 6 Pringle, Cyrus Guernsey (6 May 1838–25 May 1911); US; Vermont horticulturist & plant breeder; 6 Williams, Robert Statham (6 May 1859–13 Mar 1945); US miner, botanist, bryologist & scientist; 7 Moquin-Tandon, [Moquin,] (Dr) Christian Horace Bénédict Alfred (7 May 1804–15 Apr 1863); French naturalist & botanist; 7 Vatrican, Louis Felix (7 May 1904–7 Jun 2007); Monaco agronomist & botanist; 8 Nelson, (Dr hc) Edward Wm (8 May 1855–19 May 1934); US naturalist & ethnologist; 8 Witsen, Nicolaes [Nicolaas Corneliszoon] (8 May 1641–10 Aug 1717); Dutch naturalist; wealthy & skilled in mathematics, astronomy, physics, ship-building, navigation, exotic plants; 9 Bally, (Dr hc) Peter René Oscar (9 May 1895–26 Jul 1980); Swiss self taught taxonomic botanist & botanical illustrator; to Kenya 1938 & to Switzerland 1959; 9 Muller Argoviensis, [Muller, Müller, Mueller,] (Dr) Johannes [Jean] (9 May 1828–28 Jan 1896); Swiss botanist; 9 Ritter, Friedrich (9 May 1898–9 Apr 1989); Ger biologist, geologist & anthropologist; 9 Watson, Hewett Cottrell (9 May 1804–27 Jul 1881); wealthy British botanist, phytogeographer & phrenologist; 10 Boissier, Pierre-Edmond (10 May 1810–25 Sep 1885); Swiss botanist, taxonomist, mathematician & traveler; 10 Weniger, Delbert [Del] Kenneth (10 May 1923–10 Jul 1999); US biologist & naturalist; 7 11 Beddome, (Col) Richard Henry (11 May 1830–23 Feb 1911); British military officer & naturalist; to India 1848; 11 Camper, (Prof) (Dr med) Petrus [Peter] (11 May 1722–7 Apr 1789); Dutch physician, naturalist, anatomist, scientist, artist & patron of art; 12 Duthie, John Firminger (12 May 1845–23 Feb 1922); British botanist; 12 Rolfe, Robert Allen (12 May 1855–13 Apr 1921); Eng gardener & botanist; 12 Skinner, Don B (12 May 1899–12 Dec 1975); US horticulturist; 13 Krainz, Hans (13 May 1906–20 May 1980); Swiss horticulturist & cactus researcher; 13 LeConte, (Dr med) John Lawrence (13 May 1825–15 Nov 1883); US entomologist, physician, naturalist; 13 Rehmann, [Rehman,] (Prof) (Dr) Anton [Antoni] (13 May 1840–13 Jan 1917); Austrian botanist, geographer & cartographer; 13 Thompson, (Col) Wm Boyce (13 May 1869–27 Jun 1930); US mining engineer & philanthropist; 14 Holzinger, John Michael (14 May 1853–31 May 1929); Ger to US; botanist & bryologist; 15 Hanstein, (Prof) (Dr) Johannes Ludwig Emil Robert von (15 May 1822–27 Aug 1880); Ger botanist; 16 Gunn, (Miss) Mary Davidson (16 May 1899–1989); Scotland to RSA; librarian & biographer; 16 Mitich, (Prof) (Dr) Lawrence [Larry] Waldimer (16 May 1927–16 Aug 2000); US agronomist, horticulturist & botanical historian; 16 Rauh, (Prof) (Dr) Werner Hermann Heinrich (16 May 1913–7 Apr 2000); Ger botanist, photographer & scientist; 17 Don, George, Jr (17 May 1798–25 Feb 1856); British nurseryman, collector & writer; 17 Goodspeed, (Dr) Thomas Harper (17 May 1887–17 May 1966); US botanist; 18 Bonaparte, Prince Roland (18 May 1858–14 Apr 1924); French botanist, geographer & ethnographer; 18 Chiovenda, Emilio (18 May 1871–19 Feb 1941); Italian botanist; 18 Viguier, René [Adrien-Léon-Jules] (18 May 1880–17 Jan 1931); French botanist; 19 Blackbeard, (Miss) Gladys Ivy (19 May 1891–11 Sep 1975); RSA gardener & naturalist; 19 Dixon, Henry Horatio (19 May 1869–20 Dec 1953); Irish plant physiologist & botanist; 21 Bessey, (Prof) (Dr) Charles Edwin (21 May 1845–26 Feb 1915); US botanist, horticulturist, conservationist & educator; 21 Exell, (Dr) Arthur Wallis (21 May 1901–1993); British botanist & taxonomist; 21 Jeppe, [née Brereton,] Barbara Joan (21 May 1921–19 Jun 1999); RSA bot artist; 21 Lindheimer, Ferdinand Jacob (21 May 1801–2 Dec 1879); Ger teacher, naturalist, botanist & newspaper editor; to Mex 1834 & US 1836; 21 Wislizenus, (Dr med) Friedrich [Frederick] Adolph [Adolphus] (21 May 1810–23 Sep 1889); Ger physician, naturalist & writer; to US 1835; 22 Hall, Harry (22 May 1906–18 Feb 1986); British botanist, horticulturist & artist; 23 Linnaeus, [Linnæus, Linnæi, von Linné, von Linne,] (Prof) (Dr med) Carolus [Caroli] [Carl] (23 May 1707– 10 Jan 1778); Swedish physician, naturalist, taxonomist & founder of modern plant systematics & nomenclature; to The Netherlands 1735 & to Sweden 1738; 23 Spaete, [née Weisse,] Peggy [Peg] Maureen (23 May 1934–13 May 2015); US teacher & succulent hobbyist; 24 Vaupel, (Prof) (Dr) Friedrich Karl Johann (23 May 1876–4 May 1927); Ger botanist; 24 Glass, Charles Edward (24 May 1934–23 Feb 1998); eastern US to Calif 1960 & to CANTE, Mex 1991; nurseryman, horticulturist, conchologist, journal editor, lecturer, book dealer, prolific writer & succ plant specialist; 24 Marnier-Lapostolle, Julien Louis Eugene (24 May 1902–18 Feb 1976); French industrialist (wine merchant) & horticulturist; 24 Milne-Redhead, Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley (24 May 1906–29 Jun 1996); British systematic botanist & naturalist; 25 Schwartz, (Dr med) Herman Arthur (25 May 1920–12 Jan 2008); US in Mill Valley, Calif; physician, oncologist, natural sciences & succ book editor & publisher; 26 Mason, Leonard Maurice (26 May 1912–Sep 1994); British orchidologist, farmer & amateur gardener; 26 Schlieben, Hans-Joachim Eberhardt [Eberhard] (26 May 1902–14 Jul 1975); Ger botanist & horticulturist; 26 Atherstone, (Dr med) Wm Guybon (27 May 1814–26 Jun 1898); British physician, surgeon, geologist, paleontologist & naturalist; to RSA 1820; 27 Cutak, Ladislaus [Lad] Theophine (27 May 1908–18 Jan 1973); US horticulturist & artist; 27 Johnson, Joseph Harry, Sr (27 May 1894–27 Nov 1987); US horticulturist & nurseryman; 27 Middlemost, Alexander John Milner [Millner] (27 May 1902–25 Mar 1970); RSA horticulturist 28 Gillett, Jan Bevington (28 May 1911–1995); British botanist to Iraq 1946, to Eng 1949 & to Kenya 1964; 28 Paulian, (Dr) Renaud (28 May 1913–16 Aug 2003); French zoologist& entomologist; to Congo 1961, to Ivory Coast 1966 & to France 1969; 28 Uhl, (Prof) (Dr) Charles Harrison (28 May 1918–29 Aug 2010); US botanist & taxonomist;

8 29 Coombs, [née Hall,] Sarah Virginia (29 May 1869–29 Oct 1949); US; collected in RSA; 29 Maire, (Prof) (Dr) René Charles Joseph Ernest (29 May 1878–24 Nov 1949); {Maire}; French botanist, phytogeographer & mycologist; 30 Ciferri, Raffaele (30 May 1897–12 Feb 1964); Italian mycologist, botanist & plant pathologist; 30 McVaugh, (Prof) (Dr) Rogers (30 May 1909–24 Sep 2009); US botanist, lichenologist, taxonomist & bot historian; 31 Zahlbruckner, (Prof) (Dr) Alexander (31 May 1860–8 May 1938); Austrian botanist & lichenologist;

JUNE 1 Lyall, (Dr med) David (1 Jun 1817–2 Mar 1895); Scottish physician, naturalist & botanist; 1 Meyer, [née Olpp,] Luise (1 Jun 1873–23 Mar 1956); Namibia to RSA; 1 Rodgers, John Edmund Churchill (1 Jun 1899–1 Jul 1987); US; 2 Seubert, (Prof) (Dr) Moritz August (2 Jun 1818–8 Apr 1878); Ger botanist; 3 Reinwardt, [Reinward,] (Prof) (Dr) Caspar [Casper] Georg [George] Karl [Carl] (3 Jun 1773–6 Mar 1854); Dutch scientist, naturalist & botanist; 3 Roxburgh, (Dr med) Wm (3 Jun 1751–18 Feb 1815); Scottish botanist & physician; to India 1776; 3 Scopoli, (Prof) (Dr med) Giovanni Antonio [Johannes Antonius, Johann Anton] (3 Jun 1723–8 May 1788); Austrian physician, naturalist, chemist & botanist; 4 Saunders, Wm Wilson (4 Jun 1809–13 Sep 1879); British insurance broker, naturalist, horticulturist & entomologist; 5 Smith, John Donnell (5 Jun 1829–2 Dec 1928); US taxonomic botanist, pteridologist, bibliophile & philanthropist; 5 Tournefort, (Prof) (Dr med) Joseph Pitton de (5 Jun 1656–28 Dec 1708); French botanist, physician & naturalist; 6 Koch, (Prof) (Dr med) Karl [Carl] Heinrich Emil (6 Jun 1809–25 May 1879); Ger physician, botanist, dendrologist & horticulturist; 7 Pulleine, [Pulliene,] (Dr med) Robert Henry (7 Jun 1869–13 Jun 1935); New Zealand to Australia 1881; eye, ear, nose & throat physician specialist, naturalist, entomologist & botanist; 8 Houghton, (Dr med) Arthur Duvernoix (8 Jun 1871–23 Jan 1938); Eng to US 1902; physician & horticulturist; 9 Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich (9 Jun 1805–5 Nov 1860); Ger pharmacist, botanist & mycologist; 10 Dinter, Moritz Kurt [Karl] (10 Jun 1868–16 Dec 1945); Ger botanist; 10 Rollerson, [née Chapman,] Grace Edith (10 Jun 1921–18 Feb 1998); Canadian horticulturist in British Columbia; 11 Poiret, Abbé Jean Louis Marie (11 Jun 1755–7 Apr 1834); French clergyman, naturalist & botanist; 11 Rutenberg, Diedrich [Dietrich] Christian (11 Jun 1851–25 Aug 1878); Ger traveler & plant collector; 12 Edwards, Gwendoline (12 Jun 1888–11 Jun 1960); RSA teacher & botanist; 12 Littlewood, Roy [Ray] Charles (12 Jun 1924–22 Oct 1967); Eng horticulturist to RSA 1957; 13 Sonder, (Dr hc) Otto Wilhelm (13 Jun 1812–21 Nov 1881); Ger botanist & apothecary; 14 Burtt, Bernard Dearman (14 Jun 1902–9 Jun 1938); British botanist; 14 Humphrey, (Prof) (Dr) Robert Regester (14 Jun 1904–13 Mar 2002); US ecologist & botanist known as "Boojum Bob"; 15 Fourcroy, (Prof) (Dr med) Antoine François de (15 Jun 1755–16 Dec 1809); French politician, physician, naturalist & chemist; 15 L’Heritier, [L'Heritier de Brutelle, L'Héritier de Brutelle,] Charles Louis (15 Jun 1746–18 Aug 1800); French magistrate & wealthy amateur botanist in Paris; 15 Verdoorn, (Dr) Inez Clare [Claire] (15 Jun 1896–2 Apr 1989); RSA botanist; 16 Mitchell, (Sir) Thomas Livingstone (15 Jun 1792–5 Oct 1855); Scottish surveyor, geologist, artist & botanist; to Australia 1827; 16 Schulz, [later Quillin,] Ellen Dorothy (16 Jun 1892–6 May 1970); US botanist; 17 Anderson, (Prof) (Dr) Edward [Ted]Frederick (17 Jun 1932–29 Mar 2001); US biologist, botanist & taxonomist; 17 Schumann, (Dr) Karl Moritz (17 Jun 1851–22 Mar 1904); Ger botanist & taxonomist; 18 Earle, Wm Hubert [Hubie, Bert] (18 Jun 1906–12 Dec 1984); Canada to US 1957; salesman first & then horticulturist & specialist in c&s; 18 Kunth, Carl [Karl] Sigismund (18 Jun 1788–22 Mar 1850); Ger botanist; 18 Muir, (Dr med) John (18 Jun 1874–3 Aug 1947); Scotland to Riversdale, RSA 1896; physician, naturalist & botanist; 19 Brenan, John Patrick Micklethwait (19 Jun 1917–26 Sep 1985); British botanist & taxonomist; 20 Millspaugh, (Prof) (Dr med) Charles Frederick (20 Jun 1854–16 Sep 1923); US physician & botanist; 20 Rust, Johann Conrad (20 Jun 1855–20 Jun 1921); Ger farmer & merchant; to RSA 1879 & to Namibia 1900; 21 Guillaumin, (Prof) (Dr) André (21 Jun 1885–24 May 1974); French botanist & explorer; 21 Oersted, [Örsted,] Anders Sandoe [Sandö] (21 Jun 1816–3 Sep 1872); Danish botanist, mycologist, zoologist, marine biologist & naturalist; 21 Stahl, (Prof) (Dr) Christian Ernst (21 Jun 1848–3 Dec 1919); Alsatian (Ger) botanist; 9 22 Barbosa Rodrigues, João (22 Jun 1842–6 Mar 1909); Brazilian botanist, anthropologist & bot artist; 23 Bigelow, (Prof) (Dr med) John Milton (23 Jun 1804–18 Jul 1878); US army surgeon & amateur botanist; 23 Chevalier, (Prof) (Dr) Auguste Jean Baptiste (23 Jun 1873–4 Jun 1956); French botanist & biohistorian; 23 Kuntze, (Dr) Carl [Karl] Ernst [Eduard] Otto (23 Jun 1843–28 Jan 1907); Ger botanist, chemist, polemic nomenclatural reformer, & traveler; to Eng 1887, S Amer 1891 & to RSA 1894; 24 Endlicher, (Prof) (Dr med) Stephan [Stephanus] Friedrich Ladislaus [István László] (24 Jun 1804–28 Mar 1849); Austrian physician, botanist & sinologist; 24 Fittkau, (Fr) Hans Werner (24 Jun 1913–25 Jan 2002); Polish priest; 24 Hall, [née Booysen,] Lisabel Irene (24 Jun 1919–2008); RSA botanist & teacher; 24 Lavis, [O’Connor-Fenton, in 1935] Mary Gwendolen (24 Jun 1903–1982); RSA horticulturist; 24 Walska, Ganna (24 Jun 1887–2 Mar1984); Polish exile to US 1941; created “Lotusland”; 25 Douglas, David (25 Jun 1799–13 Jul 1834); Scottish gardener & bot explorer & collector; 25 Sim, (Dr hc) Thomas Robertson (25 Jun 1858–23 Jul 1938); Scottish forest & fern botanist, bryologist & nurseryman; to RSA 1888; 26 Beaston, William [Bill] Roy (26 Jun 1943–19 Jun 2010) US horticulturist & machinist; 27 Whitehead, John [Jack] (27 Jun 1888–2 Sep 1983); US horticulturist & explorer; 28 Meyen, (Prof) (Dr med) Franz Julius Ferdinand (28 Jun 1804–2 Sep 1840); Prussian physician, botanist & bot artist; 28 Riley, (Prof) (Dr) Herbert Parkes (28 Jun 1904–22 Mar 1988); US botanist, cytogeneticist & biosystematist; 29 Dodonaeus, [Dodoens, Dodonée,] (Dr med) Rembertus [Rembert] (29 Jun 1518–10 Mar 1585); Dutch physician & herbalist; 29 Willkomm, (Prof) (Dr) Heinrich Moritz (29 Jun 1821–26 Aug 1895); Ger botanist & naturalist; 30 Hooker, (Dr med) (Sir) Joseph Dalton (30 Jun 1817–10 Dec 1911); British physician, botanist, naturalist, phytogeographer, systematist, phylogenist, plant geographer, geologist, morphologist, taxonomist & artist; 30 Moran, (Dr) Reid Venable (30 Jun 1916–21 Jan 2010); US botanist; 30 Mueller, (Dr) (Sir) Ferdinand Jakob [Jacob] Heinrich von (30 Jun 1825–10 Oct 1896); Ger pharmacist & botanist; to Australia 1847; 30 Schultz-Bipontinus, [Schultz, Bip,] (Dr med) Carl [Karl] Heinrich (30 Jun 1805–17 Dec 1867); Ger botanist & physician;

JULY 1 Hermann, [Hermanni, Hermanno, Hermannus] (Dr med) Paul [Pauli, Paulus] (1 Jul 1646–29 Jan 1695); Ger to The Netherlands; physician, botanist & herbalist; 2 Bodenbender, (Prof) (Dr) Wilhelm [Guillermo] (2 Jul 1857–20 Apr 1941); Ger geologist; to Argentina 1885; 4 Gmelin, (Prof) (Dr med) Samuel Gottlieb (4 Jul 1744–27 Jun 1774); Ger physician, botanist & explorer; 4 Pfeiffer, (Dr med) Louis [Ludovicus, later Ludwig] Karl Georg (4 Jul 1805–2 Oct 1877); Ger physician, malacologist, naturalist & botanist; 4 Roland-Gosselin, Robert (4 Jul 1854–Aug 1925); French botanist & succ researcher; 5 Bouvet, Georges (5 Jul 1850–1929); French botanist & pharmacist;

6 Hooker, (Prof) (Dr hc) (Sir) Wm Jackson (6 Jul 1785–12 Aug 1865); British botanist & artist; 6 Rydberg, (Prof) (Dr) Pehr Axel (6 Jul 1860–25 Jul 1931); Swedish botanist & plant taxonomist; to US 1882; 6 Wight, (Dr med) Robert (6 Jul 1796–26 May 1872); Scottish surgeon, artist & botanist; to India 1819; 7 Herzog, (Dr) Theodor Carl [Karl] Julius (7 Jul 1880–6 May 1961); Ger bryologist & botanist; 7 Moore, Jr, (Prof) (Dr) Harold [Hal] Emery (7 Jul 1917–17 Oct 1980); US botanist; 8 Backhouse, James, Sr (8 Jul 1794–20 Jan 1869); British naturalist, missionary, nurseryman & botanist; 8 Fourcade, (Dr hc) Henry [Henri] Georges [George] (8 Jul 1865–19 Jan 1948); France to RSA 1880; forest officer, surveyor & botanist; 8 Ledebour, (Prof) (Dr) Carl [Karl] Friedrich [Carolus Fridericus] von (8 Jul 1785–4 Jul 1851); Ger botanist; 8 Shreve, (Dr) Forrest (8 Jul 1878–19 Jul 1951); US desert ecologist, botanist & cactologist; 9 Krauss, (Dr) Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von (9 Jul 1812–15 Sep 1890); Ger botanist, zoologist & scientist; 9 Millot, (Dr) Jacques (9 Jul 1897–23 Jan 1980); French zoologist; to Mada; 10 Redoute, [Redouté,] Pierre Joseph (10 Jul 1759–20 Jun 1840); Flemish botanical artist; to Paris, France 1782; 10 Ward-Hilhorst, [née Hilhorst,] Johanna Ellaphie (10 Jul 1920–30 Jun 1994); RSA botanical artist; 10 Webb, (Prof) Philip Barker (10 Jul 1793–31 Aug 1854); wealthy British naturalist, botanist & geologist; 11 Brown, (Dr hc) Nicholas Edward (11 Jul 1849–25 Nov 1934); British herbarium botanist, taxonomist, artist, systematist & geographer; 11 Fries, Robert Elias [Klas] (11 Jul 1876–29 Jan 1966); Swedish botanist; 10 11 Prain, (Prof) (Dr med) (Sir) David (11 Jul 1857–16 Mar 1944); British surgeon, botanist & taxonomist; 12 Leandri, [Léandri,] Jacques Désiré (12 Jul 1903–10 May 1982); French taxonomist & botanist; 12 Stayner, Frank [Francis?] J (12 Jul 1907–1981); RSA horticulturist; 13 Cunningham, Allan (13 Jul 1791–27 Jun 1839); British botanist; to Australia 1816; 14 Dalla Torre, [von Thurnberg-Sternhoff,] (Prof) (Dr) Karl [Carl] Wilhelm (14 Jul 1850–6 Apr 1928); Austrain botanist, zoologist & entomologist; 14 Straka, (Prof) (Dr) Herbert Karl (14 Jul 1920–23 Mar 2009); Ger palynologist & morphologist; 15 Boughey, Arthur Stanley (15 Jul 1913–1 Feb 2000); Eng to Southern Rhodesia to US; 15 Paterson, [née Hallack,] Florence Mary (15 Jul 1869–5 Jun 1936); RSA amateur naturalist; 16 Croizat, (Dr) Léon Camille Marius (16 Jul 1894–30 Nov 1982); Italian lawyer, biogeographer & botanist; to US 1938 & to Venezuela 1947; 16 Poeppig, (Dr med) Eduard Friedrich (16 Jul 1798–4 Sep 1868); Ger physician, naturalist, zoologist & botanist; 17 Linden, (Dr) Seymour Leon (17 Jul 1921–9 Apr 2005); US chemist in industrial coatings industry & horticulturist; 17 Wendland, Johann Christoph (17 Jul 1755–27 Jul 1828); Ger botanist & gardener 18 Duthie, (Dr) Augusta Vera (18 Jul 1881–8 Aug 1963); RSA botanist; 18 Hummel, Emerald [Edward, Ed] Charles (18 Jul 1903–29 Nov 1979); US nurseryman, horticulturist & succ hybridizer; 19 Gregg, (Dr med) Howard Countian Josiah (19 Jul 1806–Feb 1850); US physician, self-taught naturalist & frontier trader; 19 Peebles, (Dr hc) Robert [Bob] Hibbs (19 Jul 1900–25 Mar 1955); US agronomist; 20 Gibson, George Stacey (20 Jul 1818–5 Apr 1883); British banker, philanthropist & botanist; 20 Warburg, (Prof) (Dr) Otto (20 Jul 1859–10 Jan 1938); Ger botanist; to Jerusalem 1921; 21 Johnson, (Dr) Duncan Starr (21 Jul 1867–16 Feb 1937); US bryologist & bot explorer; 21 Pegler, (Miss) Alice Marguerite (21 Jul 1861–17 Jun 1929); RSA teacher, botanist & naturalist; 21 Warnock, (Prof) (Dr) Barton Holland (21 Jul 1911–9 Jun 1998); US botanist; 22 Cosson, (Dr med) Ernest Saint-Charles (22 Jul 1819–31 Dec 1889); French physician, botanist & taxonomist; 22 Craig, Robert Theodore (22 Jul 1902–11 Jul 1986); US dentist & amateur botanist; 22 Muller, [Müller, Mueller] Cornelius Herman (22 Jul 1909–26 Jan 1997); US botanist & ecologist; 23 Burchell, (Dr hc) Wm John (23 Jul 1781–23 Mar 1863); British to RSA 1810; explorer, naturalist, ethnographer, entomologist, ecologist, geologist, meteorologist, cartographer, traveler, botanist, zoologist & artist; 24 Shaw, Henry (24 Jul 1800–25 Aug 1889); Eng to US 1819; wealthy hardware merchant & benefactor in St Louis, Missouri; 25 St. John, (Prof) (Dr) Harold (25 Jul 1892–12 Dec 1991); US botanist; 26 Lamb, Brian Michael (26 Jul 1935–2 May 2015); British horticulturist, nurseryman, & photographer; joined father in c&s 1952 & continued father’s greenhouses to 1987; emigrated to Gibralter, Spain 1987; 26 Pax, (Dr) Ferdinand Albin (26 Jul 1858–1 Mar 1942); Ger botanist; 27 Schelpe, (Prof) (Dr) Edmund André Charles Louis Eloi [Ted] (27 Jul 1924–12 Oct 1985); RSA botanist; 28 Bos, (Dr) Jan Justus (28 Jul 1939–24 Mar 2003); Netherlands botanist & taxonomist; 28 Runyon, Robert (28 Jul 1881–9 Mar 1968); US photographer, amateur botanist & politician; 28 Saunders, [née Wheelright,] (Lady) Katharine (28 Jul 1824–23 Jun 1901); British artist to RSA 1854; 28 Thiselton-Dyer, (Sir) Wm Turner [born Dyer, Wm Turner Thiselton (Thistelton)] (28 Jul 1843–23 Dec 1928); British systematic botanist; 29 Farwig, Stanley J; (29 Jul 1929–6 Aug 2003); {Farwig}; US botanist; 29 Githens, (Prof) (Dr med) Thomas Stotesbury (29 Jul 1878–1 Apr 1966); US physician; 29 Strgar, (Dr) Vinko (29 Jul 1928–2 Mar 1992); {Strgar}; Slovenia systematic botanist & geobotanist; 30 Cecil, [née Tyssen-Amherst,] Alicia Margaret (30 Jul 1865–14 Sep 1941); British gardener, flower painter & author; 30 Obermeyer, [Obermeijer,] [later Mauve,] Anna Amelia (30 Jul 1907–2001); RSA botanist; 31 Alexander, Edward Johnston (31 Jul 1901–18 Aug 1985); US botanist, taxonomist & phytogeographist; 31 Bolus, [neé Kensit,] (Dr hc) Harriet Margaret Louisa [Lulu] (31 Jul 1877–5 Apr 1970); RSA analytical worker, botanist & taxonomist; 31 Horwood, Francis [Frank] Kenneth (31 Jul 1924–22 Mar 1987); British horticulturist; grower of rare tropical succ as gardener in bot garden at Univ of Leeds, Eng; to Calif 1975 to work at Lotusland & then at Abbey Garden 1977;

AUGUST 1 Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet [Monnet] de (1 Aug 1744–18 Dec 1829); French naturalist, botanist, zoologist, geologist, paleontologist, conchologist, biologist & philosopher; 1 Scheidweiler, Michel Joseph [Josef] François (1 Aug 1799–24 Sep 1861); Ger botanist & horticulturist; 11 2 Backeberg, Curt (2 Aug 1894–14 Jan 1966); Ger owner of an exporting business in Central & S Amer from 1925, including cacti from 1927; horticulturist, lecturer, classifier, photographer & prolific writer on cacti; 2 Zeyher, Carl [Karl, Carolo] Ludwig Philipp (2 Aug 1799–13 Dec 1858); Ger gardener; to RSA 1822; 3 Ostenfeld, (Prof) (Dr) Carl Emil Hansen (3 Aug 1873–16 Jan 1931); Danish systematic botanist; 3 Reverchon, Julien (3 Aug 1837–30 Dec 1905); French botanist & naturalist to Texas 1856; 3 Sprengel, (Prof) (Dr med) Kurt [Curt, Curtius] Polycarp Joachim (3 Aug 1766–15 Mar 1833); Ger physician & botanist; 4 Maguire, (Prof) (Dr) Bassett (4 Aug 1904–6 Feb 1991); US botanist; 5 Erens, Jan (5 Aug 1911–1982); Netherlands to RSA 1914; horticulturist & collector; 5 Hartmann, [née Osterwald,] (Dr) Heidrun [Heidi] Elsbeth Klara (5 Aug 1942–11 July 2016); Ger botanist; 5 Lau, Alfred Bernhard (5 Aug 1928–26 Feb 2007); Veracruz, Mex; Ger missionary, horticulturist & plant collector; to Mex 1956; 6 Compton, (Prof) (Dr hc) Robert Harold (6 Aug 1886–11 Jul 1979); British botanist; to RSA 1919; 6 Luderitz, [Lüderitz, Luederitz,] August (6 Aug 1838–15 Dec 1922); Ger merchant & collector; 6 Vaillant, François le (6 Aug 1753–22 Nov 1824); French ornithologist, traveler, naturalist & artist; 7 Leakey, (Dr) Louis Seymour Bazett (7 Aug 1903–1 Oct 1972); Kenyan anthropologist & archaeologist; 7 Petit-Thouars, Abel du (7 Aug 1793–16 Mar 1864); French naval officer & administrator; 7 Stockinger, Francisco (7 Aug 1919–12 Apr 2009); known as “Xico”, an artist; Austrian to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 8 Gmelin, (Prof) (Dr med) Johann Friedrich (8 Aug 1748–1 Nov 1804); Ger naturalist, botanist, entomologist & physician; 8 Parlatore, (Prof) (Dr med) Filippo (8 Aug 1816–9 Sep 1877); Italian physician, botanist & anatomist; 8 Ruiz, [Ruiz López,] Hipólito (8 Aug 1754–1815); Spanish botanist; 9 Balls, Edward Kent (9 Aug 1892–23 Oct 1984); English botanist to US; 9 Kraehenbuehl, [Krähenbühl,] Felix (9 Aug 1917–4 Aug 2001); Swiss horticulturist; 9 Smith, Gerald Graham (9 Aug 1892–1 Mar 1976); RSA engineer, amateur naturalist & collector of Haworthias; 10 Fendler, August [Augustus] (10 Aug 1813–27 Nov 1883); Ger botanist to US 1836; 10 Paterson, (Col) Wm (10 Aug 1755–21 Jun 1810); Scottish naturalist, gardener, administrator & amateur botanist; 10 Zuccarini, (Prof) (Dr med) Joseph Gerhard (10 Aug 1797–18 Feb 1848); Ger botanist & physician; 11 Hosseus, (Dr) Carl [Carlos] Curt (11 Aug 1878–4 May 1950); Ger botanist; to Argentina 1912; 11 Leeuwenberg, (Dr) Antonius Josephus Maria [Toon] (11 Aug 1930–2010); Dutch botanist & taxonomist; 11 Perrier, [Perrier de la Bathie, Perrier de la Bâthie,] Joseph Marie Henri [Henry] Alfred (11 Aug 1873–2 Oct 1958); French botanist, geologist & naturalist; to Mada 1896; 13 Pittier, [Pittier de Fabrega,] (Dr) Henri [Henry] François (13 Aug 1857–27 Jan 1950); Swiss botanist, ethnologist, geographer, naturalist & civil engineer; to Costa Rica 1887, to US 1905 & to Venezuela 1919; 13 Regel, Eduard [Édouard] August von (13 Aug 1815–15 Apr 1892); Ger horticulturist, gardener & botanist; 13 Roezl, Benedikt [Benedict, Benito] (13 Aug 1823–14 Oct 1885); Bohemian botanist, horticulturist & gardener; 14 Bartsch, (Prof) (Dr) Paul (14 Aug 1871–24 Apr 1960); Ger to US 1881; US naturalist; 14 Gibbes, (Dr med) Lewis Reeve (14 Aug 1810–21 Nov 1894); US natural scientist, chemist & physician; 15 Klein, Jacob Theodor (15 Aug 1685–27 Feb 1759); Prussian jurist, historian, mathematician, botanist, zoologist & naturalist; 15 Schonland, [Schönland, Schoenland,] (Dr) Selmar (15 Aug 1860–22 Apr 1940); Ger botanist; 15 Torrey, (Prof) (Dr med) John (15 Aug 1796–10 Mar 1873); US botanist, chemist & physician; 16 Costantin, (Prof) (Dr) Julien-Noël (16 Aug 1857–17 Nov 1936); French botanist, pharmacist & naturalist; 17 Lindsay, (Dr) George Edmund (17 Aug 1916–16 Jul 2002); US lemon orchard grower & botanist; 17 Shurly, Ernest Wm (17 Aug 1888–11 Nov 1963); British advertising sign businessman & cactus researcher; 18 Berg, (Prof) (Dr) Otto Karl [Carl] (18 Aug 1815–20 Nov 1866); Ger pharmacist & botanist; 18 Lewis, Meriwether (18 Aug 1774–11 Oct 1809); US army captain, naturalist, astronomer & explorer; 19 Jepson, (Prof) (Dr) Willis Linn (19 Aug 1867–7 Nov 1946); US botanist; 19 Schimper, Georg Heinrich Wilhelm (19 Aug 1804–Oct 1878); Ger botanist to Abyssinia from 1837; 20 Ball, John (20 Aug 1818–21 Oct 1889); Irish botanist, politician & alpinist; 20 Bradbury, John (20 Aug 1768–1823); British botanist; 20 Greene, Edward Lee (20 Aug 1843–10 Nov 1915); US clergyman, taxonomist & botanist; 21 Proctor, Ralph Charles (21 Aug 1904–6 Jul 1985); US dental technician 67 yrs & photographer; 21 Schrank, Franz Paula von (21 Aug 1747–22 Dec 1835); Austrian botanist, entomologist, naturalist & Jesuit priest; 22 Bonpland, [né Goujand,] (Dr med) Aimé Jacques Alexandre (22 Aug 1773–4 May 1858); French nature researcher, physician, botanist & voyager of discovery in New World; to Argentina 1818-21; 22 Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison (22 Aug 1866–26 Jan 1948); British naturalist & entomologist; to US 1887; 22 Willdenow, (Prof) (Dr med) Karl [Carl] Ludwig von (22 Aug 1765–10 Jul 1812); Ger apothecary, physician & 12 botanist; 23 Schmoll, (Dr) Hazel Marguerite (23 Aug 1890–31 Jan 1990); US teacher & botanist; 24 Poisson, (Dr) Henri Louis (24 Aug 1877–9 May 1963); French military veterinarian & naturalist; to Mada 1916; 25 Buining, Albert Frederik [Frederick] Hendrik [Hendrick] (25 Aug 1901–9 May 1976); Dutch botanist; 25 Praeger, Robert Lloyd (25 Aug 1865–5 May 1953); Irish civil engineer, naturalist, librarian, historian & botanist; 26 Boer, (Dr) Hendrick Wijbrand de (26 Aug 1885–14 Mar 1970); Haren, Netherlands; Dutch pharmacologist & food chemist; 26 Rood, [née van Rhyn,] Petrusa Benjamina (26 Aug 1861–21 Jun 1946); RSA succ plant collector; 26 Sharsmith, [née Myers] (Dr) Helen Katherine (26 Aug 1905–10 Nov 1982); US biologist & high school & junior college teacher; 27 Barr, Claude Arno [Arnold] (27 Aug 1887–21 Jul 1982); South Dakota cattle rancher & nurseryman; 27 Boivin, Louis Hyacinthe (27 Aug 1808–7 Dec 1852); French botanist; 27 Burtt, Brian [Bill] Laurence (27 August 1913–30 May 2008); British botanist & taxonomist; 28 Berger, Alwin (28 Aug 1871–20 Apr 1931); Ger landscape gardener, botanist & succ researcher; 28 Parry, (Dr med) Charles Christopher (28 Aug 1823–20 Feb 1890); British to US 1832; physician, horticulturist, mountaineer & naturalist; 29 Hunziker, Armando Theodor [Teodoro] (29 Aug 1919–12 Dec 2001); Argentinian botanist & paleobotanist; 30 Deam, Charles Clemon (30 Aug 1865–1953); US drugstore owner & botanist; 30 Merxmuller, [Merxmüller,] Hermann (30 Aug 1920–1988); Ger botanist; 31 Blake, (Dr) Sidney Fay (31 Aug 1892–31 Dec 1959); US botanist, taxonomist, bot nomenclaturist & bibliographer; 31 Sartorius, Carl [Carlos] Christian Wilhelm (31 Aug 1796–16 Jan 1972); Ger to Veracruz, Mex 1824; farmer & dir of a silver mine; 31 West, James (31 Aug 1886–1939); Ger whose true identity was Egon Viktor Moritz Karl Maria von Ratibor und Corney, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst; to US c1914; horticulturist & landscape garden designer in Calif;

SEPTEMBER 2 Thurber, (Dr med) George (2 Sep 1821–2 Apr 1890); US self-taught chemist, naturalist & botanist; 3 Beauharnais, Eugene Rose de (3 Sep 1781–21 Feb 1824); Frenchman; first Duke of Leuchtenberg from 1817 & Prince of Eichstaett [Eichstätt]; French soldier & statesman w an interest in geology; 3 Conrath, Paul (3 Sep 1861–14 Mar 1931); Bohemian botanist, chemist & naturalist to RSA c1895; 3 Pole-Evans, [Pole Evans,] (Dr) Illtyd [Iltyd] Buller (3 Sep 1879–16 Oct 1968); Welsh mycologist, pathologist & botanist; to RSA 1905; 4 Gaudichaud, [Gaudichaud-Beaupré,] Charles (4 Sep 1789–16 Jan 1854); French naturalist, pharmacist, chemist, herbologist & botanist; 4 Looser, [Looser Schallemberg,] Gualterio (4 Sep 1898–22 Jul 1982); Chilean botanist; 4 Salm-Dyck, [Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck,] Joseph Franz Maria Anton Hubert Ignatz [Ignaz], Fürst [Prince] und Altgraf zu (4 Sep 1773–21 Mar 1861); Ger botanist, horticulturist, plantsman & bot artist; 5 Cooper, Thomas (5 Sep 1815–16 May 1913); British cabinet maker & horticulturist; 5 Tegelberg, Gilbert [Gil] Harold, Jr (5 Sep 1924–19 Feb 1997); US nurseryman; 6 Barkhuizen, (Dr) Barend [Ben] Petrus (6 Sep 1921–1995); RSA horticulturist & naturalist; 7 Emory, (Major-Gen) Wm Hemsley [Helmsley] (7 Sep 1811–1887); US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers; 7 Petrie, Donald (7 Sep 1846–1 Sep 1925); Scotland to Australia 1868 & to New Zealand from 1874; botanist; 8 Baron, (Rev) Richard (8 Sep 1847–12 Oct 1907); British missionary, naturalist, geologist & botanist; 8 Fric, [Frič,] Albrecht [Alberto] Vojtěch (8 Sep 1882–4 Dec 1944); Prague, Czech cactologist & commercial grower; 9 Coues, (Dr med) Elliott (9 Sep 1842–25 Dec 1899); US army surgeon, ornithologist, naturalist, frontier historian & philosopher; 9 Maack, [Maak,] Richard Karlovich [Karlovic] (9 Sep 1825–25 Nov 1886); Russian naturalist, geographer & anthroplogist; 10 Faust, Carlos [Karl] (10 Sep 1874–24 Apr 1952); Ger botanist & businessman to Spain 1898; 10 Galeotti, Henri Guillaume (10 Sep 1814–1858); Frenchman to Belgium; geologist & horticulturist; 10 Gibbs, (Miss) Lilian Suzette (10 Sep 1870–30 Jan 1925); British botanist; 11 Koelz, (Dr) Walter Norman (11 Sep 1895–24 Sep 1989); US zoologist & oriental art collector; 12 Clover, (Dr) Elzada Urseba (12 Sep 1897–2 Nov 1980); US botanist; 12 Tulasne, Louis René (12 Sep 1815–22 Dec 1885); French botanist & mycologist; 13 Smith, Jared Gage (13 Sep 1866–1925); US agriculturist & botanist; 14 Humboldt, (Dr) Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander [Freiher] von (14 Sep 1769–6 May 1859); Ger naturalist, geologist, mineralist, astronomer, volcanologist & demographer; 14 Philippi, (Prof) (Dr) Rudolph [Rudolf, Rudolfo] Amandus [Amando] (14 Sep 1808–23 Jul 1904); Ger geologist, 13 botanist & zoologist; to Chile 1851; 15 Archer, Joseph (15 Sep 1871–31 Jan 1954); Eng to RSA c1890; railway station master; 15 Patoni, Carlos (15 Sep 1853–22 Apr 1918); Mex geographer, naturalist & politician; 16 Codd, (Dr) Leslie Edward Wastell (16 Sep 1908–1999); RSA botanist & taxonomist; 17 Lawrence, (Dr) (Sir) Wm Matthew Trevor (17 Sep 1870–4 Jan 1934); British chemist; 1st pres CSSGB 1931-34; 18 Purcell, (Dr) Wm Frederick (18 Sep 1866–3 Oct 1919); Eng to RSA 1868; zoologist; 18 Schwantes, (Prof) (Dr) Martin Heinrich Gustav [Georg] (18 Sep 1881–17 Nov 1960); Ger archaeologist & self made botanist; 19 Mathias, [later Hassler,] (Prof) (Dr) Mildred Esther (19 Sep 1906–16 Feb 1995); US botanist & taxonomist; 19 Tegelberg, Gilbert [Gil] Harold, Sr (19 Sep 1896–5 Mar 1983); US nurseryman; 20 Bijl, [Byl,] [née Malan,] Deborah Susanna van der (20 Sep 1872–2 Feb 1942); RSA naturalist; 20 Edmondston, [Edmonstone,] Thomas (20 Sep 1825–24 Jan 1846); British naturalist; 20 Marcgraf, [Markgraf, Markgrave,] Georg [George} (20 Sep 1610–1644); Ger naturalist, astronomer, zoologist & cartographer; 20 Young, (Prof) (Dr) Mary Sophie (20 Sep 1872–5 Mar 1919); US teacher & botanist; 21 Dyer, (Dr) Robert Allen (21 Sep 1900–26 Oct 1987); RSA botanist & taxonomist; 21 Groenewald, Barend [Ben] Hermanus (21 Jul 1905–24 Sep 1976); RSA biologist; 21 Page, Mary Maud (21 Sep 1867–8 Feb 1925); British to RSA 1911; botanical artist; 21 Swartz, [Svarts, Svartz, Swarts, Swarz], (Dr med) Peter Olof [Olavo] (21 Sep 1760–19 Sep 1818); Swedish botanist & physician; 22 Bentham, George (22 Sep 1800–10 Sep 1884); British systematic botanist, jurist & linguist; 22 Pallas, (Prof) (Dr med) Peter [Pyotr] Simon von (22 Sep 1741–8 Sep 1811); Ger physician, botanist, naturalist & geographer; 23 Allioni, (Prof) (Dr med) Carlo [Charles] Ludovico (23 Sep 1728–30 Jul 1804); Italian physician, naturalist, taxonomist & botanist; 23 Barker, Winsome Fanny (Buddy) (23 Sep 1907–1994); RSA botanist; 24 Bunge, (Dr med) Alexander [Aleksandr, Aleksandrovic] Andrejewitsch [Andreevic] von (24 Sep 1803–6 Jul 1890); Russian scientist & physician; 24 Diels, (Dr) Friedrich Ludwig Emil (24 Sep 1874–30 Nov 1945); Ger botanist; 24 Hardy, David Spencer (24 Sep 1931–31 May 1998); RSA horticulturist, cultivator & collector of succ & greenhouse plants; 25 Bojer, Wenceslas [Wencelaus, Wenzel] [name at birth Pojer, Vaclar] (25 Sep 1795–4 Jun 1856); Austrian horticulturist & naturalist; 26 Holland, Frederick Huntly (26 Sep 1873–2 Apr 1955); RSA businessman, naturalist & collector; 27 Marcano, [Marcano Fondeur,] Eugenio de Jesus (27 Sep 1923–2003); Dominican Rep naturalist, botanist & scientist; 28 Coulter, (Dr med) Thomas (28 Sep 1793–26 Nov 1843); Irish physician, botanist & naturalist; 28 Kolbe, (Fr) Friedrich [Frederick] Carl [Charles] (28 Sep 1854–12 Jan 1936); RSA priest (1882), philosopher, author & botanist; 28 Tate, [née Durrenberger,] Joyce Lenore (28 Sep 1909–30 Jan 1994); US botanist, historian, & horticulturist; 29 Bain, Thomas Charles John (29 Sep 1830–29 Sep 1893); RSA roads engineer; 29 Gordon, (Col) Robert Jacob (29 Sep 1743–25 Oct 1795); Dutch soldier, traveler, naturalist, artist & linguist; 30 Bravo-Hollis, [Bravo,] (Prof) (Dr hc) Helia (30 Sep 1901–26 Sep 2001); Mex botanist, taxonomist & cactus researcher;

OCTOBER 1 Abrams, (Prof) (Dr) LeRoy (1 Oct 1874–15 Aug 1956); US botanist & taxonomist; 1 Son, (Dr) Georges van (1 Oct 1898–29 May 1967); Russian to RSA 1923; entomologist & student of botany; 2 Beauharnais, Maximilian Joseph Eugène Auguste Napoleon de (2 Oct 1817–1 Nov 1852), 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg; 2 Aucher-Eloy, [Aucher, Aucher-Éloy,] Pierre Martin Rémi (2 Oct 1792–6 Oct 1838); French pharmacist & botanist; 2 Gilliland, (Prof) (Dr) Hamish Boyd (2 Oct 1911–23 Jun 1965); Rhodesia botanist; 3 Baldacci, Antonio (3 Oct 1867–1950); Italian botanist, ethnologist & geographer; 4 Barnhart, (Dr med) John Hendley (4 Oct 1871–1949); US botanist, biographer & bibliographer; 4 Kunze, (Prof) (Dr med) Gustav (4 Oct 1793–30 Apr 1851); Ger physician & botanist; 4 Saint-Hilaire, Augustin [Auguste] François César Prouvençal de (4 Oct 1799–30 Sep 1853); wealthy French botanist, naturalist & entomologist; 5 Fernald, Merritt Lyndon (5 Oct 1873–22 Sep 1950); US botanist, taxonomist & phytogeographer; 14 5 Xantus, [de Vesey] John [János] (5 Oct 1825–13 Dec 1894); Hungarian lawyer, zoologist, & naturalist; to US 1851; 6 Franks, [later Flanders,] Millicent (6 Oct 1886–11 Feb 1961); RSA botanical artist; 6 Haygarth, Walter Jacques (6 Oct 1862–28 Sep 1950); Irish collector in Natal; 7 Holub, (Dr med) Emil (7 Oct 1847–21 Feb 1902); Czech physician, explorer and naturalist; to Africa 1872; 7 Sprague, (Dr) Thomas Archibald (7 Oct 1877–22 Oct 1958); Scottish botanist; 8 Sloane, Boyd Lincoln (8 Oct 1885–22 Jan 1955); US school teacher & principal; interested in botany and succulents; 9 Crockett, James [Jim] Underwood (9 Oct 1915–11 Jul 1979); US horticulturist & author of gardening books; 9 Howell, Thomas Jefferson (9 Oct 1842–Dec 1912); US botanist; 10 Guthrie, (Miss) Louise (10 Oct 1879–20 Feb 1966); RSA bot assistant & artist; 10 Reynolds, (Dr hc) Gilbert Westacott (10 Oct 1895–7 Apr 1967); Australia to Johannesburg, RSA 1902 & optometrist 1917–60; to Swaziland from 1960; dedicated to study of Aloes; 10 Vahl, Martin [Henrichsen] (10 Oct 1749–24 Dec 1804); Norwegian botanist; 11 Hill, (Dr) (Sir) Arthur Wm (11 Oct 1875–3 Nov 1941); British botanist; 11 Stent, (Miss) Sydney Margaret (11 Oct 1875–19 Apr 1942); Pretoria, RSA; self taught botanist & specialist in grasses; 12 Cannell, Ian C (12 Oct 1937–4 Dec 2004); Eng to Zimbabwe 1947; civil engineer & naturalist; 12 Viereck, Hans-Wilhelm (12 Oct 1903–6 Dec 1946); Ger botanist; to Jaumave, Mex 1920; 13 Virchow, (Prof) (Dr med) Rudolf Ludwig Karl [Carl] (13 Oct 1821–5 Sep 1902); Ger physician, pathologist, anthropologist, biologist, prehistorian & politician; 14 Commelijn, [Commelin,] (Prof) (Dr med) Caspar [Casparus] (14 Oct 1667–25 Dec 1731); Dutch botanist, physician & historian; 14 Proctor, Claire [née Klara Meyer] (14 Oct 1901–15 Nov 2002); US dental technician & natural history photographer; 14 Stel, Simon van der (14 Oct 1639–24 Jun 1712); The Netherlands to RSA 1679; horticulturist, gardener & farmer; 14 Walther, Edward Eric (14 Oct 1892–2 Jul 1959); Ger to US 1909; horticulturist; specialist in Crassulaceae; 15 Merrill, (Prof) (Dr hc) Elmer Drew (15 Oct 1876–25 Feb 1956); US botanist & plant systematist; 15 Whipple, (Lt) (Major Gen) Amiel Weeks (15 Oct 1816–7 May 1863); US military engineer & surveyor; 16 Deflers, Albert (16 Oct 1841–4 Oct 1921); French geographer & botanist; 16 Meyer, (Revd) Louis Gottlieb (16 Oct 1867–Sep 1958); Ger to RSA 1894; missionary interested in natural plant history; 16 Schlechter, (Dr) Friedrich Richard Rudolf (16 Oct 1872–15 Nov 1925); Ger botanist interested in Orchidaceae, Asclepiadaceae & other succ; 17 Saunders, (Sir) Charles James Renault (17 Oct 1857–1935); Natal civil service; 18 Boissevain, (Dr med) Charles Hercules (18 Oct 1893–18 Oct 1946); Dutch physician & cactus hobbyist; to US 1923; 19 Bellerue-Bleck, [Bellerue, Bleck,] Mary (19 Oct 1932–11 Feb 1999); US horticulturist & succ specialist; 19 Cabrera, [née Goatherd,] (Prof) (Dr) Angel Lulio (19 Oct 1908–8 Jul 1999); Spain to Argentina 1925; Argentinean botanist; 20 Capuron, René Paul Raymond (20 Oct 1921–24 Aug 1971); French forester & systematic botanist; to Mada from 1948; 21 Burnat, Émile (21 Oct 1828–31 Aug 1920); Swiss engineer, industrialist & amateur botanist; 22 Rafinesque, [Rafinesque-Schmaltz, prior to 1814] Constantine [Constantin] Samuel (22 Oct 1783–18 Sep 1840); Frenchman to Italy 1795–1802, to US 1802–1806, to Palermo, Italy 1806–1815 & to US from 1815; economist, conchologist, naturalist, archaeologist, taxonomist & botanist; 23 Labillardiere, [Labillardière,] Jacques Julien Houtou de (23 Oct 1755–8 Jan 1834); French naturalist; 23 Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis (23 Oct 1833–30 Oct 1905); French botanist; 24 Evermann, (Prof) (Dr) Barton Warren (24 Oct 1853–27 Sep 1932); US biologist, zoologist & ichthyologist; 24 Levyns, [née Michell,] (Dr) Margaret Rutherford Bryan (24 Oct 1890–11 Nov 1975); RSA botanist & phytogeographer; 24 Miquel, (Prof) (Dr med) Friedrich [Frederik] Anton Wilhelm [Guilelmus] (24 Oct 1811–23 Jan 1871); Dutch physician & herbarium botanist; 24 Reppenhagen, Werner (24 Oct 1911–12 Nov 1996); Ger horticulturist; 25 Garcke, Christian August Friedrich (25 Oct 1819–10 Jan 1904); Ger pharmacist & botanist; 26 Stapff, (Dr) Friedrich Moritz (26 Oct 1836–17 Oct 1895); Ger geologist & mining engineer; 26 Underwood, (Prof) (Dr) Lucien Marcus (26 Oct 1853–1907); US botanist; 27 Candolle, (Prof) (Dr) Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de (27 Oct 1806–4 Apr 1893); Swiss lawyer, phytogeographer, taxonomist & ethnobotanist; 27 Quehl, Friedrich Adolph Leopold (27 Oct 1849–1922); Ger botanist & cactus researcher; 28 Aitchison, (Dr med) James Edward Tierney (28 Oct 1836–30 Sep 1898); Eng botanist, naturalist & physician; to India 1858;

15 28 Brandegee, [née Layne,] (Dr med) Mary Katherine [Katharine, Kate] (28 Oct 1844–3 Apr 1920); US physician & botanist; 28 Christian, Harold Basil (28 Oct 1871–12 May 1950); RSA mining engineer prior to 1911; to Zimbabwe 1911; agriculturist, horticulturist & amateur botanist; 28 Sibthorp, (Prof) (Dr med) John (28 Oct 1758–8 Feb 1796); British physician & botanist; 29 Jordaan, (Prof) (Dr) Pieter Gerhardus (29 Oct 1913–1987); RSA botanist; 29 Jordan, Claude Thomas Alexis (29 Oct 1814–7 Feb 1897); French botanist 29 Wright, Charles [Carlos] (29 Oct 1811–11 Aug 1885); US surveyor & teacher; 30 Cole, (Prof) (Dr hc) Desmond Thorne (30 Oct 1922–25 May 2018); RSA amateur horticulturist & botanist; 30 Sanchez-Mejorada, [Sánchez-Mejorada,] Hernándo (30 Oct 1926–11 Mar 1988); Mex businessman, botanist & naturalist; 31 Steenis, (Prof) (Dr) Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van (31 Oct 1901–14 May 1986); Dutch botanist; to Java 1927;

NOVEMBER 1 Legrand, Carlos Maria Diego Enrique (1 Nov 1901–6 Dec 1982); Uruguayan botanist & naturalist; 1 Lemaire, Antoine Charles (1 Nov 1800–1871); French botanist, gardener, cactologist, naturalist & horticultural journalist; 1 Ruprecht, (Dr med) Franz Josef Ivanovich (1 Nov 1814–4 Aug 1870); Austrian botanist & physician; to Russia 1839; 2 Fries, Thore [Thure] Christian Elias (2 Nov 1886–1931); Swedish botanist & traveler; 2 Meusel, (Prof) (Dr) Hermann (2 Nov 1909–3 Jan 1997); Ger botanist; 3 Troll, (Prof) (Dr) Wilhelm [Julius Georg Hubertus] (3 Nov 1897–1978); Ger botanist & morphologist; 4 Aublet, [Fusée-Aublet,] Jean Baptiste Christophore [Christian] Fusée (4 Nov 1720–6 May 1778); French pharmacist & botanist; 5 Jaccard, (Dr) Henri (5 Nov 1844–13 Jun 1922); Swiss botanist; 6 Howell, John Thomas [Tom] (6 Nov 1903–7 May 1994); US botanist; 6 Karsten, Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann (6 Nov 1817–10 Jul 1908); Ger botanist & geologist; 6 Kingdon-Ward, Francis [Frank] (6 Nov 1885–8 Apr 1958); British horticulturist & professional explorer; 6 Mooney, Herbert Francis (6 Nov 1897–1964); Irish forester & botanist; 8 Dietrich, (Dr) Albert Gottfried (8 Nov 1795–22 May 1856); Ger botanist & gardener; 8 Meyer, Helmut Ernst (8 Nov 1908–Oct 1995); RSA horticulturist; 8 Robinson, (Prof) (Dr) Benjamin Lincoln (8 Nov 1864–27 Jul 1935); US botanist; 9 Maheshwari, (Prof) (Dr) Panchanan (9 Nov 1904–18 May 1966); Indian botanist; 10 Pickering, (Dr med) Charles (10 Nov 1805–17 Mar 1878); US physician, natural history researcher, botanist, zoologist & anthropologist; 10 Rautanen, Martti [Martin] (10 Nov 1845–19 Oct 1926); Finnish missionary; to Namibia 1868-1918; 11 Gibbs, (Prof) (Dr) Martin (11 Nov 1922–24 Jul 2006); US botanist; 11 Royen, (Prof) (Dr med) Adriaan [Adrianus] van (11 Nov 1704–28 Feb 1779); Dutch botanist & physician; 11 Thunberg, (Dr med) Karl [Carl] Pehr [Per, Peter, Petter] (11 Nov 1743–8 Aug 1828); Swedish physician, naturalist & botanist; 12 Cardenas, [Cárdenas, Cárdenas Hermosa,] (Dr) Martín (12 Nov 1899–14 Feb 1973); Bolivian botanist & historian; 14 MacOwan, Peter (14 Nov 1830–30 Nov 1909); British botanist & teacher; 14Villars, [Vilars,] (Dr med) Domínique [Dominica] (14 Nov 1745–26 Jun 1814); French physician & botanist; 15 Schumacher, (Dr med) Heinrich Christian [Cristen] Friedrich [Frederic] (15 Nov 1757–9 Dec 1830); Danish botanist, physician & surgeon; 16 Beccari, (Dr) Odoardo (16 Nov 1843–25 Oct 1920); Italian botanist & traveler; 16 Marsden, Wm (16 Nov 1754–6 Oct 1836); Irish orientalist; 17 Bailey, Ethel Zoe (17 Nov 1889–15 Jul 1983); US horticulturist & writer; 17 Gurke, [Gürke, Guerke,] (Prof) (Dr) Robert Louis August Maximilian [Max] (17 Nov 1854–16 Mar 1911); Ger botanist; 17 Heurnius, [latinized form of van Heurne or van Horne] (Dr med) Justus (17 Nov 1587–1652); Dutch physician, missionary, botanist, explorer & artist; 17 Wolley-Dod, Anthony Hurt (17 Nov 1861–21 Jun 1948); British soldier & amateur botanist; 18 Gray, (Prof) (Dr med) Asa (18 Nov 1810–30 Jan 1888); US physician, botanist, plant geographer & taxonomist; 18 Leach, Leslie [Larry] Charles (18 Nov 1909–19 Jul 1996); Eng to Rhodesia 1938; to RSA 1981; electrical engineer, botanist & taxonomist; 19 Bingham, (Prof) (Dr) Hiram (19 Nov 1875–6 Jun 1956); US archeologist, historian & politician; 20 Coulter, (Dr) John Merle (20 Nov 1851–23 Dec 1928); US botanist; 20 Knuth, (Dr) Paul Erich Otto Wilhelm (20 Nov 1854–30 Oct 1899); Ger botanist & teacher; 16 21 Albertis, Count Luigi Maria d’ (21 Nov 1841– 2 Sep 1901); Italian botanist; 22 Decary, Raymond (22 Nov 1891–1973); French financial administrator, naturalist, ethnographer & botanist; to Mada 1916; 23 Maximowicz, [Maksimovich,] Carl [Karl] Johann [Ivanovič, Ivanovich] (23 Nov 1827–16 Feb 1891); Russian botanist; 23 Spach, Édouard [Edward] (23 Nov 1801–18 May 1879); French botanist & naturalist; 23 Taylor, Edward [Ted] Service (23 Nov 1906–12 Dec 1989); US; S Gate, Calif; orthotist & prosthetist; 24 Dodson, (Dr hc) John [Jay] Wm, Jr (24 Nov 1900–14 Apr 1999); US accountant & horticulturist; 25 Carnegie, Andrew (25 Nov 1835–11 Aug 1919); Scotland to US 1848; railroad & steel mills industrialist; philanthropist & patron of some 2,800 libraries in US; 25 Jumelle, Henri Lucien (25 Nov 1866–5 Dec 1935); French botanist & plant physiologist; 26 Schulz, Charles Monroe (26 Nov 1922–12 Feb 2000); US cartoonist of many desert scenes w Spike in Peanuts cartoon strip; 26 Weberbauer, (Dr) August [Augusto, Augustin] (26 Nov 1871–16 Jan 1948); Ger botanist, phytogeographer & plant taxonomist; to Peru 1908; 27 Baines, John Thomas (27 Nov 1820–8 May 1875); British writer & artist; to Cape 1842; 27 Forster, Johann Georg Adam (27 Nov 1754–10 Jan 1794); Ger naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer & journalist; 27 Eaton, Mary Emily (27 Nov 1873–4 Aug 1961); British bot artist; to US 1911; 27 Haage, Walther (27 Nov 1899–22 Apr 1992); Ger horticulturist; 27 Haselton, Scott Edson (27 Nov 1895–10 Sep 1991); eastern US to Calif 1919; horticultural journalist & publisher; 27 Schlechtendal, (Prof) (Dr med) Diederich Franz Leonhard von (27 Nov 1794–12 Oct 1866); Ger botanist & physician; 28 Ochoterena, (Prof) (Dr) Isaac (28 Nov 1885–11 Apr 1950); Mex biologist; 29 Ray, [Rajus, né Wray, ≈1670] John (29 Nov 1627–17 Jan 1705); British philosopher, theologian, naturalist, taxonomist, scientist, zoologist, botanist; 30 Baillon, (Prof) (Dr med) Henri Ernest (30 Nov 1827–19 Jul 1895); French physician & botanist; 30 Broom, (Prof) (Dr med) Robert (30 Nov 1866–6 Apr 1951); Scotland to RSA 1896; physician, zoologist, anthropologist & paleontologist; 30 Sprenger, Carl [Charles] Ludwig (30 Nov 1846–13 Dec 1917); Ger botanist to Italy 1877;

DECEMBER 1 Peiresc, (Dr med) Nicolas-Claude Fabri de (1 Dec 1580–24 Jun 1637); French astronomer, lawyer, numismatist, physician, antiquary, naturalist & archeologist; 1 Watson, (Dr med) Sereno (1 Dec 1826–9 Mar 1892); US physician & botanist; 1 Wood, (Dr hc) John Medley (1 Dec 1827–26 Aug 1915); British farmer & amateur botanist to RSA 1852; 2 Morren, (Prof) (Dr) Charles Jacques Édouard (2 Dec 1833–1886); Belgian botanist; 2 Smith, (Dr med) (Sir) James Edward (2 Dec 1759–17 Mar 1828); British woolen manufacturer, botanist, taxonomist & physician; 3 Boiteau, Pierre L (3 Dec 1911–1 Sep 1980); French botanist & phytochemist; 3 Swynnerton, Charles Francis Massy (3 Dec 1877–8 Jun 1938); British zoologist & naturalist to Natal 1897; 4 Lowe, Richard Thomas (4 Dec 1802–13 Apr 1874); British clergyman, ichthyologist, malacologist & botanist; 4 McCann, Yule Mervyn Charles (4 Dec 1899–29 Nov 1980); India naturalist; 4 Otto, Christoph Friedrich (4 Dec 1783–7 Dec 1856); Ger botanist & gardener; 4 Thomson, (Dr med) Thomas (4 Dec 1817–18 Apr 1878); British physician, naturalist & botanist; 5 Townsend, (Prof) (Dr) Charles Henry Tyler (5 Dec 1863–17 Mar 1944); US entomologist, biologist & physicist; to Jamaica 1894; 6 Galpin, (Dr hc) Ernest Edward (6 Dec 1858–16 Oct 1941); RSA banker & amateur botanist; 6 Gerstner, (Fr) Jacob (6 Dec 1888–Oct 1948); Bavarian missionary & botanist; 6 Kellogg, (Dr med) Albert (6 Dec 1813–31 Mar 1887); US physician & botanist; 6 Schinz, (Dr) Hans (6 Dec 1858–30 Oct 1941); Swiss botanist; 6 Volk, (Prof) (Dr) Otto Heinrich (6 Dec 1903–2000); Ger botanist & plant geographer; 7 Gravely, (Dr) Frederic Henry (7 Dec 1885–1965); British arachnologist, entomologist, botanist, zoologist & archaeologist; to India 1910; 7 Rollins, (Dr) Reed Clarke [Clark] (7 Dec 1911–28 Apr 1998); US botanist; 8 Keraudren, [later Keraudren-Aymonin,] (Dr) Monique (8 Dec 1928–25 May 1981); French anatomist, taxonomist & palynologist; 17 9 MacDougall, (Dr) Thomas [Don Tomas] Baillie (9 Dec 1896–17 Jan 1973); Scottish anthropologist, landscape designer & nurseryman; to NY c1920; spent winter months in Oaxaca, Mex from 1930; 10 Gentry, (Dr) Howard Scott (10 Dec 1903–1 Apr 1993); US botanist, zoologist & paleontologist; 10 Merwe, (Dr med) Frederick Ziervogel van der (10 Dec 1894-2 Jan 1968); RSA physician & botanist; 11 Castellanos, (Dr) Alberto (11 Dec 1896–5 Sep 1968); Argentinian botanist & taxonomist; 12 Helms, Richard (12 Dec 1842–17 Jul 1914); Ger to Australia 1858; zoologist, botanist, dentist & watchmaker; 12 Ruschi, Augusto (12 Dec 1915–5 Jun 1986); Brazilian ornithologist & orchid specialist; 13 La Barre, (Prof) (Dr) Raoul Weston (13 Dec 1911–Mar 1996); US anthropologist & ethnobotanist; 14 Hayek, (Prof) (Dr med) August [Edler] von (14 Dec 1871–11 Jun 1928); Austrian botanist & physician; 14 Safford, (Dr hc) Wm Edwin [Ned] (14 Dec 1859–10 Jan 1926); US botanist, ethnologist, linguist & naturalist; 15 Blatter, Ethelbert (15 Dec 1877–26 May 1934); Swiss botanist & priest to India 1903; 15 Castelnau, François Louis Nompar de Caumat de Laporte (15 Dec 1810–4 Feb 1880); French zoologist, entomologist & naturalist; 16 Till, Hans (16 Dec 1920–24 Jan 2012); Austrian horticulturist & cactus hobbyist; 17 Agassiz, Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe (17 Dec 1835–27 Mar 1910); Swiss to US 1847; mining engineer, marine biologist & naturalist; 17 Ainslie, (Dr med) (Sir) Whitelaw (17 Dec 1767–29 Apr 1837); British physician & medical botanist; 17 Ecklon, Christian Friedrich [Frederick, Frederik] (17 Dec 1795–9 Oct 1868); Danish chemist, apothecary & botanist; to Cape from 1823; 18 Frames, Percival [Percy] Ross (18 Dec 1863–Nov 1947); RSA solicitor, collector & cultivator of succ; 19 Kirk, (Dr med) (Sir) John (19 Dec 1832–15 Jan 1922); Scottish colonial administrator, philanthropist, physician (surgeon), botanist & naturalist; to Zanzibar 1866 & to Eng 1888; 19 Louw, (Dr) Wynand [Winnie] Jacobus (19 Dec 1905–9 Jul 1992); RSA botanist & teacher; 20 Brunnthaler, Josef (20 Dec 1871–18 Aug 1914); Austrian botanist; 20 Grandidier, (Col) Alfred (20 Dec 1836–13 Sep 1921); wealthy French naturalist, geographer, ethnologist, ornithologist & traveler; 20 Hutflesz, Fred Anthony, Jr (20 Dec 1932–30 Aug 1991); US; Los Angeles, Calif program specialist & botanist; 21 Brown, (Dr) Robert [Bruno] (21 Dec 1773–10 Jun 1858); Scottish botanist; 21 Don, David (21 Dec 1799–15 Dec 1841); British botanist; 22 Dillenius, [Dillen,] (Prof) (Dr med) John [Johann, Johan] James [Jacob, Jakob] (22 Dec 1684–2 Apr 1747); Ger physician, botanist, bot artist & philosopher; Ger name was Johann Jakob Dillen; to Eng 1721; 23 Boos, Franz [Frans] (23 Dec 1753–21 Feb 1832); Austrian horticulturist & traveler; 23 Jussieu, (Prof) (Dr med) Adrien [Adriano] Henri Laurent de (23 Dec 1797–29 Jun 1853); French botanist & physician; 23 Solms-Laubach, (Prof) (Dr) Hermann Maximilian Carl Ludwig Friedrich zu (23 Dec 1842–24 Nov 1915); Ger paleobotanist & bryologist; 24 Troll, (Prof) (Dr) Carl [Karl] (24 Dec 1899–21 Jul 1975); Ger geographer & botanist; 25 Necker, (Dr med) Noel Martin Joseph de (25 Dec 1729–30 Dec 1793); Belgian physician & botanist; 25 Ommanney, Henry Travers (25 Dec 1849–30 May 1936); British civil servant & army officer to India 1868 & to South Africa 1901; 26 Clausen, (Prof) (Dr) Robert Theodore (26 Dec 1911–31 Dec 1981); US botanist & taxonomic methodologist; 26 Kimnach, Myron William (26 Dec 1922–21 Sep 2018); US horticulturist; 26 Murray, (Revd) Richard Paget (26 Dec 1842–29 Oct 1908); British clergyman & botanist; 27 Burman, [Burmannus, Burmann,] (Prof) (Dr med) Nicolaas [Nicolaus] Laurens [Laurent] (27 Dec 1734– 11 Dec 1793); Dutch physician & botanist; 27 Greenman, Jesse More (27 Dec 1867–20 Jan 1951); US botanist & plant taxonomist; 28 Bayliss, (Col) Roy Douglas Abbot (28 Dec 1909–1994); British in motor industry ≈1939; active military service 1939-46; botanist to Tanzania 1947, Kenya 1952, RSA 1960; 28 Drake, [Drake del Castillo,] Emmanuel (28 Dec 1855–14 May 1904); French botanist; 28 Leipoldt, (Dr med) Christian Frederick [Frederik, Frederic] Louis (28 Dec 1880–12 Apr 1947); RSA poet, journalist, physician & botanist; 28 Marloth, (Prof) (Dr) Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf [Rudolph] (28 Dec 1855–15 May 1931); Ger pharmacist, analytical chemist & amateur botanist; to RSA 1883; 28 Suringar, (Prof) (Dr) Willem Frederik Reinier (28 Dec 1832–12 Jul 1898); Dutch botanist; 29 Friedrich, (Dr) Hans Christian (29 Dec 1925–1992); Ger botanist; 29 Hemsley, Wm Botting (29 Dec 1843–7 Oct 1924); British botanist; 29 Schweinfurth, (Dr) Georg August (29 Dec 1836–19 Sep 1925); Ger ethnologist, geographer, palaeontologist & botanist;

18 31 Hill, Walter (31 Dec 1820–4 Feb 1904); Scottish botanist to Australia 1855; 31 Leon, [León,] (Dr hc) Hermano [né Joseph Sylvestre Sauget y Barbis] (31 Dec 1871–20 Nov 1955); French missionary & botanist; to Cuba 1905; 31 Persoon, [Persohn,] (Dr) Christian Hendrik (31 Dec 1762–16 Nov 1836); RSA to Ger 1775; mycologist, lichenologist & taxonomist; to Paris, France from 1803;

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