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) (1797–1872), a Scottish surgeon, naturalist, explorer and zoologist
Edgar Albert Smith (1847–1916), zoologist and malacologist. See also other malacologists named Smith
Erwin Frink Smith (1854–1927), a bacteriologist
Hobart Muir 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
, a diperist
John Bernhard 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 malocologist

Mycologists and lichenologists

(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
(B.J.Sm.)
Charles Leonard Smith (C.L.Sm.)
(C.O.Sm.)
(C.W.Sm., born 1938), a lichenologist and botanist
Donald J. Smith (D.J.Sm.)
(E.H.Sm.)
Erwin Frink Smith (E.F.Sm., 1854–1927), a bacteriologist
(F.E.V.Sm.)
(G.S.Sm.)
(G.J.D.Sm.)
George Smith (mycologist) (G.Sm., 1895–1967), a mycologist
(H.V.Sm.)
(H.Sm.ter)
(J.M.B.Sm.)
James Edward Smith (Sm., 1759–1828), an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
(J.D.Sm.)
John Smith (botanist) (J.Sm. Dalry, 1798–1888), a botanist
(K.M.Sm.)
(M.A.Sm.)
(M.E.Sm.)
(M.T.Sm.)
(P.H.Sm.)
(P.R.Sm.)
(R.B.Sm.)
(R.J.Sm.)
(R.E.Sm.)
(R.I.L.Sm.)
(S.Y.Sm.), a botanist
(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

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Index Fungorum – "Smith"

List of taxonomic authorities named Smith

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