Benjamin Samuel Williams

Benjamin Samuel Williams
Engraved portrait of Williams, published with his obituary in Vol. IX of The Orchid Album
Born(1822-03-02)March 2, 1822
England
DiedJune 24, 1890(1890-06-24) (aged 68)
London, England
Resting place
Highgate Cemetery
Known for
  • The Orchid Grower's Manual
  • Select Orchidaceous Plants
  • The Orchid Album
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Orchidology, Horticulture
Institutions
  • Seven Sisters Road Nursery
  • Victoria and Paradise Nurseries
B.S.Williams
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Select Orchidaceous Plants

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

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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