Benjamin Smith Barton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 209 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 10,1766 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Lancaster |
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| United States | |
| Date of died | December 19,1815 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Thomas Barton |
| Current partner | Mary Penington Barton |
| Children | Thomas Pennant Barton |
| Siblings | William Barton |
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| ID | 805646 |
Benjamin Smith Barton Life story
Benjamin Smith Barton 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.
