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List of botanists

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This is a list of botanists who have Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order by surname. The List of botanists by author abbreviation is mostly a list of plant taxonomists because an author receives a standard abbreviation only when that author originates a new plant name.

Botany is one of the few sciences which has had, since the Middle Ages, substantial participation by women.

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02B

03C

04D

05E

06F

07G

08H

09I

10J

11K

12L

13M

14N

15O

16P

17R

18S

19T

20U

21V

22W

23Z

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