Alvan Wentworth Chapman
Alvan Wentworth Chapman | |
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Alvan Wentworth Chapman, circa 1855 | |
| Born | September 28, 1809 |
| Died | April 6, 1899 (aged 89) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Chapm. |
Alvan Wentworth Chapman (September 28, 1809 – April 6, 1899) was an American physician and pioneering botanist in the study of flora of the American Southeast. He wrote Flora of the Southern United States, the first comprehensive description of U.S. plants in any region beyond the northeastern states.