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James Edward Smith
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English botanist, founder of the Linnean Society of London (1759–1828)
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James Edward Smith was a British botanist, bryologist, entomologist, and lepidopterist born in Norwich in 1759. He received his education at the University of Edinburgh and Leiden University under the doctoral advisor Joseph Black. Smith worked in the field of botany and wrote in English. He died in Norwich in 1828.
Smith was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His doctoral student was William Jackson Hooker. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, Memoria Chilena, and the Natural History Museum, where he is also recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1759-12-02 ) 2 December 1759, Norwich , England
- Died
- 17 March 1828 (1828-03-17) (aged 68), Norwich, England
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Fields
- Botany
- Institutions
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Academic advisors
- Joseph Black , John Walker
- Author abbrev botany
- Sm.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Norwich
- Place of death
- Norwich
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Joseph Black
- Doctoral student
- William Jackson Hooker
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- James Edward Smith.jpg
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- Commons category
- James Edward Smith
- date of birth
- 1759-12-02
- date of death
- 1828-03-17
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- Commons gallery
- James Edward Smith
- name in native language
- Sir James Edward Smith
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
- writing language
- English language
- P6944
- James Edward Smith
- P8168
- token coin
- P12749
- Anton Friedrich Büsching
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1759 – 17 March 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.
Early life and education
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