List of taxonomic authorities named Smith

The surname Smith, as a taxonomic authority, may refer to any of a number of people across a variety of disciplines. Determining which person is intended generally requires looking at initials in addition to the surname, and in some cases to the field and dates for which the authority is cited.

Generally

Andrew Smith (zoologist) (A. Smith, 1797–1872), a Scottish surgeon, naturalist, explorer and zoologist
C. Lavett Smith
Edgar Albert Smith (E. A. Smith, 1847–1916), zoologist and malacologist. See also other malacologists named Smith
Erwin Frink Smith (1854–1927), a bacteriologist
Hobart Muir Smith (H. M. Smith, 1912–2013), an American herpetologist
Hugh McCormick Smith (1865–1941), an American ichthyologist
James Leonard Brierley Smith (Smith, JLB, 1897–1968), a South African ichthyologist
Jane E. Smith, a dipterist
John Bernhardt Smith (1858–1912), an American entomologist
Malcolm Arthur Smith (1875–1958), a British herpetologist
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004), a Scottish botanist
Sidney Irving Smith (1843–1926), an American malacologist
William Leo Smith

Mycologists and lichenologists

A.M. Smith (taxonomic authority) (A.M.Sm.bis)
Alexander Hanchett Smith (A.H.Sm., 1904–1986), an American mycologist
Annie Lorrain Smith (A.L.Sm., 1854–1937), a British lichenologist
Brendan J. Smith (B.J.Sm.)
Charles Leonard Smith (C.L.Sm.)
Clayton Orville Smith (C.O.Sm.)
Clifford W. Smith (C.W.Sm., born 1938), a lichenologist and botanist
Donald J. Smith (D.J.Sm.)
Elizabeth Hight Smith (E.H.Sm.)
Erwin Frink Smith (E.F.Sm., 1854–1927), a bacteriologist
F.E.V. Smith (F.E.V.Sm.)
G.S. Smith (G.S.Sm.)
Gavin J.D. Smith (G.J.D.Sm.)
George Smith (mycologist) (G.Sm., 1895–1967), a mycologist
Helen Vandervort Smith (H.V.Sm.)
Hendrik Smith (H.Sm.ter)
J.M.B. Smith (J.M.B.Sm.)
James Edward Smith (Sm., 1759–1828), an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
Jeffery Drew Smith (J.D.Sm.)
John Smith (botanist) (J.Sm. Dalry, 1798–1888), a botanist
Kenneth Manley Smith (K.M.Sm.)
Marion Ashton Smith (M.A.Sm.)
Matthew E. Smith (M.E.Sm.)
Maudy Th. Smith (M.T.Sm.)
Paul Hamilton Smith (P.H.Sm.)
Peter R. Smith (P.R.Sm.)
R.B. Smith (taxonomic authority) (R.B.Sm.)
R.J. Smith (R.J.Sm.)
Ralph Elliott Smith (Eliot) (R.E.Sm.)
Ronald I. Lewis Smith (R.I.L.Sm.)
Selena Y. Smith (S.Y.Sm.), a botanist
Stanley Jay Smith (S.J.Sm.)
William Gardner Smith (Wm.G.Sm.)
Worthington George Smith (W.G.Sm., 1835–1917), an English cartoonist and illustrator, archaeologist, plant pathologist and mycologist

References

Index Fungorum – "Smith"

References

See also