José Mariano Mociño

José Mariano Mociño
Born
José Mariano Mociño Suárez Lozano

24 September 1757
Temascaltepec, New Spain (now in the State of Mexico)
DiedJune 12, 1820(1820-06-12) (aged 62)
Barcelona, Spain
OccupationBotanist

José Mariano Mociño Suárez Lozano (24 September 1757 – 12 June 1820), or simply José Mariano Mociño, was a naturalist from Mexico.

After having studied philosophy and medicine, he conducted early research on the botany, geology, and anthropology of his country and other parts of North America.