Benjamin Heyne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Heyne

Scottish botanist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1770

Place of Birth: Döbra, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1819

Profession: surgeon, botanist, anthropologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Benjamin Heyne FLS (1770–1819) was a Scottish botanist, naturalist, and surgeon. In 1793, Benjamin Heyne joined the service of the British East India Company and in 1796 was assigned as the Madras Presidency Botanist to Samalkot in British India.