Samuel Botsford Buckley

U.s. botanist and entomologist (1809-1884).

Samuel Botsford Buckley (May 9, 1809 – February 18, 1884) was an American botanist, geologist, and naturalist. Buckley was born in Torrey, New York, on May 9, 1809. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1836. He received a Ph.D. from Waco University in 1872. Buckley investigated the botany of the southern United States and discovered many new species of plants and mollusks. The plant genus Buckleya was named in his honor. Buckley determined the height of several summits in the Great Smoky Mountains, including Mount Buckley which was named in his honor. Buckley served as an assistant to Te