James Edward Smith ( 1759 - 1828 )

Birth: Norwich, Norfolk, England (02 December 1759) Death: Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk (17 March 1828) Burial: In the vault of the Reeve family, Lowestoft, Suffolk Research Field: Botany Education: Edinburgh (medicine, botany); MD (1786, Leyden) Career: Founded the Linnean Society in Great Marlborough Street (1788) Honours: Kt 1814 Memberships: FLS (President 1788-1828) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 26/05/1785.