Thomas Walter (botanist)

Thomas Walter
Bornc. 1740
Hampshire, England
DiedJanuary 17, 1789
NationalityAmerican
British
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Thomas Walter (c. 1740 – January 17, 1789) was a British-born American botanist best known for his book Flora Caroliniana (1788), the first flora set in North America to utilize the Linnaean system of classification.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.