Samuel Gibson

Samuel Gibson (1790 – 1849) was a British botanist. [1] Described as an "artisan botanist", Gibson had little formal education, but was an associate of Henry Baines and assisted Baines with his 1840 work Flora of Yorkshire.[2]

The standard author abbreviation S.Gibson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Index of Botanists - Gibson, Samuel". Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard University. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Blockeel, Tom (July 1981). "The Early Bryologists of South West Yorkshire" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Bryological Society. 38. British Bryological Society: 34–58. ISSN 1747-8200. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  S.Gibson.