Thomas Nuttall
1786–1859
Botanist. Brought up a printer. Emigrated to the United States in 1807. Travelled in America from about 1811 to 1834; made a number of botanical discoveries. Curator of the botanic gardens and professor of natural history, Harvard University, 1825–34. Returned to England in 1842. Author of many works on North American plants.
Source
R. Desmond 1977, Modern English biography.
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1977. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, including plant collectors and botanical artists. 3d ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
