George Bentham ( 1800 - 1884 )

Birth: Stoke, near Plymouth, Devon, England (22 September 1800) Death: London (10 September 1884) Research Field: Botany Education: Lincoln's Inn Career: Lived in France (1814-1827) and in Russia; spoke five languages; Honorary Secretary, Horticultural Society (1829-1840); published 'Memoirs of genera and natural orders of Indian Plants' (1832-1836) and 'Handbook of British Flora' (1858); worked at Kew (after 1861) Honours: CMG 1878 Memberships: FLS (1828; President) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/06/1862 Medals/Prizes: Royal Medal 1859.