Stephen Elliott (botanist)

Stephen Elliott
Born(1777-11-11)November 11, 1777
DiedMarch 28, 1830(1830-03-28) (aged 52)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Stephen Elliott (November 11, 1771 – March 28, 1830) was an American legislator, banker, educator, and botanist who is today remembered for having written one of the most important works in American botany, A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia. The plant genus Elliottia is named after him.