Christen Smith

Christen Smith (17 October 1785 – 22 September 1816) also known as Christian Smith or Chretien Smith, was an early 19th-century Norwegian physician, economist and naturalist, particularly botanist. He died, only 30 years old during a dramatic expedition to the Congo River in 1816, leaving a wealth of botanical material.

This article is about the 19th-century botanist. For the professor, see Christen A. Smith.
Christen Smith
Christen Smith portrait, ca 1810
Born17 October 1785
Skoger, Norway
Died22 September 1816 (1816-09-23) (aged 30)
Tall Trees, at the Congo River
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, geology
InstitutionsNatural History Museum, Oslo
Author abbrev. (botany)C.Sm.
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