Gilbert Thomas Burnett
Gilbert Thomas Burnett (born April 15, 1800 in London , † July 27, 1835 ) was a British botanist and zoologist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Burnett ".
Burnett was the first professor of botany at King's College London (1831-1835). Burnett wrote some botanical works, but also zoological works such as Illustrations of the Manupeda or Apes and their Allies , which appeared in 1828.
The English botanist John Lindley named the orchid genus Burnettia in his honor in 1840 .
Burnett was a member of the Linnean Society .
Works
- Outlines of Botany (1835)
- Illustrations of Useful Plants employed in the Arts and Medicine
- Illustrations of the Manupeda or Apes and their Allies (1828)
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Gilbert Thomas Burnett at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Published in: The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 1840. See also the entry in Davesgarden .
- ↑ See entry at Chelsea Physic Garden ( Memento April 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
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| SURNAME | Burnett, Gilbert Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British botanist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1835 |