Benjamin Smith Barton

Benjamin Barton
Born	(1766-02-10)February 10, 1766 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died	December 19, 1815(1815-12-19) (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S.
Awards	Magellanic Premium (1804)
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Institutions	University of Philadelphia
Author abbrev. (botany)	Barton

Benjamin Smith Barton (February 10, 1766 – December 19, 1815) was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the country. He wrote the first American textbook on botany.^[1]