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Benjamin Samuel Williams (2 March 1822 – 24 June 1890),[1] English orchidologist and nurseryman in London, known mainly for his horticultural notes on orchids in publications such as The Orchid Grower's Manual (London 1852, 7th ed. 1894), Select Orchidaceous Plants (London 1862 onwards) and The Orchid Album (London 1882–97).

Grave of Benjamin Samuel Williams in Highgate Cemetery
Grave of Benjamin Samuel Williams in Highgate Cemetery

Engraved portrait of Williams, published with his obituary in Vol. IX of The Orchid Album
Engraved portrait of Williams, published with his obituary in Vol. IX of The Orchid Album
Phalaenopsis schillerianaSelect Orchidaceous Plants
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Select Orchidaceous Plants

Biography


Williams' father James was gardener to Robert Warner, the botanist, at Hoddesdon, and Benjamin began working under his father at the age of fourteen. He first gained prominence as an orchid grower when he was hired by the orchid collector C. B. Warner, whose orchids soon began winning prizes at top orchid shows.[2] Williams was a business partner of Robert Parker's in a nursery at Seven Sisters Road in Holloway between 1854 and 1861, and later moved to the nearby Victoria and Paradise Nurseries.[3]

He is buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.

This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation B.S.Williams when citing a botanical name.[4]


References


  1. –Obituary for Benjamin Samuel Williams, frontispiece Volume IX of Orchid Album–
  2. Robert Warner (F.R.H.S.); Benjamin Samuel Williams; Thomas Moore; Henry Williams; William Hugh Gower (1891). The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants. B. S. Williams. pp. 14–.
  3. "George Glazer Gallery - Antique Botanical Prints - Orchid Album: J.N. Fitch - B.S. Williams - R. Warner". Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  4. Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.



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[de] Benjamin Samuel Williams

Benjamin Samuel Williams (* 2. März 1824 in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire; † 24. Juni 1890 in Holloway (London)) war ein englischer Handelsgärtner. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „.mw-parser-output .Person{font-variant:small-caps}B.S.Williams“.
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[ru] Уильямс, Бенджамин Сэмюэль

Бенджамин Сэмюэль Уильямс (англ. Benjamin Samuel Williams[1][2][3][4]; 2 марта 1824, Ходдесдон[d], Хартфордшир — 24 июня 1890, Холлоуэй[d], Большой Лондон) — английский ботаник, один из передовых людей своего времени в сфере культивирования орхидей[2].


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