William Roxburgh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Roxburgh

Scottish surgeon and botanist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1751

Place of Birth: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1815

Profession: illustrator, surgeon, botanist, pteridologist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dr William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3 or 29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany.
He is known as the founding father of Indian botany.
He published numerous works on Indian botany, illustrated by careful drawings made by Indian artists and accompanied by taxonomic descriptions of many plant species.
Apart from the numerous species that he named, many species were named in his honour by his collaborators.