Samuel Gibson

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Samuel Gibson (1790 – 1849) was a British botanist. [1] Described as an "artisan botanist", Gibson had little formal education, but was an associate of Henry Baines and assisted Baines with his 1840 work Flora of Yorkshire . [2]

The standard author abbreviation S.Gibson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [3]

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References

  1. "Index of Botanists - Gibson, Samuel". Harvard University Herbaria . Harvard University . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. Blockeel, Tom (July 1981). "The Early Bryologists of South West Yorkshire" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Bryological Society . British Bryological Society. 38: 34–58. ISSN   1747-8200 . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. International Plant Names Index.  S.Gibson.