Jean Paton
Jean Annette Paton | |
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| Born | 4 January 1929 |
| Alma mater | Bedford College for Women |
| Awards | Jill Smythies Award (2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bryology |
| Institutions | University of Southampton |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Paton |
Jean Annette Paton MBE (née Comins or Comyn; born 4 January 1929) is a British botanist, bryologist and botanical illustrator. She has written many books on the bryology of the United Kingdom and the flora of Cornwall, and described several new species.
Paton has been called the "queen of vice-county recording" for her prolific records of bryological specimens in the second half of the 20th century. She was president of the British Bryological Society in 1976 and 1977.