William Jackson Bean

William Jackson Bean
Born(1863-05-26)26 May 1863
Died19 April 1947(1947-04-19) (aged 83)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Bean

William Jackson Bean CVO ISO (26 May 1863 in Leavening, North Riding of Yorkshire – 19 April 1947 in Kew, Surrey) was a British botanist and plantsman, who was curator of Kew Gardens from 1922 to 1929. He was responsible for some of the present collections of trees and woody plants there.