Mary Sophia Bentham

Mary Sophia Bentham
Bornc. 1765
Died1858
SpouseSamuel Bentham
ChildrenGeorge Bentham
FatherGeorge Fordyce

Mary Sophia Bentham (c. 1765 – 1858) was a British botanist and author.

Bentham was a daughter of chemist George Fordyce (1736–1802), wife of mechanical engineer Samuel Bentham (1757–1831), and mother of botanist George Bentham (1800–1884).

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