Stephen Elliott (botanist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen Elliott (botanist)

American politician, botanist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1771

Place of Birth: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1830

Profession: botanist, phycologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Stephen Elliott (November 11, 1771 in Beaufort, South Carolina – March 28, 1830 in Charleston, South Carolina) was an American legislator, banker, educator, and botanist who is today remembered for having written one of the most important works in American botany, A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia.
The plant genus Elliottia is named after him.