Benjamin Daydon Jackson

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Benjamin Daydon Jackson
Born(1846-04-03)3 April 1846
Died12 October 1927(1927-10-12) (aged 81)
London, England

Benjamin Daydon Jackson (3 April 1846 – 12 October 1927) was a pioneering botanist and taxonomer who wrote the first volume of Index Kewensis to include all the flowering plants.[1]

Biography

Jackson was the eldest child of Benjamin Daydon Jackson (c.1806-1855) and Elizabeth Gaze (b.c.1815),

Linnaean Society.[4]

Works

Besides the Index Kewensis, he wrote:

  • Guide to the Literature of Botany (1881)
  • Vegetable Technology (1882)
  • Glossary of Botanical Terms (1900)

References

  1. ^ Durand, Théophile; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; David Prain; Arthur William Hill; Edward James Salisbury (1908). Index Kewensis plantarum phanerogamarum: Supplementum Tertium Nomina et Synonyma Omnium Generum et Specierum AB Initio Anni MDCCCCI Usque AD Finem Anni MDCCCCV Complectens (suppl.3 (1901-1905) ed.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  2. ^ English 1845 Marriage Registration, B.D. Jackson senior and Elizabeth Gaze
  3. ^ 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1558; Folio: 53; Page: 17; GSU roll: 174791.
  4. New International Encyclopedia
    (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  B.D.Jacks.