William Jackson Bean

William Jackson Bean
Born26 May 1863
Died19 April 1947
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Bean

William Jackson Bean CVO ISO (26 May 1863 in Leavening, North Riding of Yorkshire – 19 April 1947 in Kew, Surrey) was a British botanist and plantsman, who was curator of Kew Gardens from 1922 to 1929. He was responsible for some of the present collections of trees and woody plants there.