John Hutchinson (botanist)

John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist and author.

John Hutchinson
Born(1884-04-07)7 April 1884
Wark on Tyne, Northumberland
Died2 September 1972(1972-09-02) (aged 88)
London
Known forHutchinson system
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society (1947)
Darwin-Wallace Medal (Silver, 1958)
Linnean Medal (1965)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Hutch.

The standard author abbreviation Hutch. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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