George Bentham CMG, FRS (September 22, 1800–September 10, 1884) was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". He was born in Stoke near Portsmouth. His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, was the only brother of Jeremy Bentham. George Bentham had neither a school nor a college education, but at an early age acquired the power of giving sustained and concentrated attention to any subject that occupied him. He also had a remark… (More on Benth)