Swiss botanist (1768-1831).
Paul Usteri (14 February 1768, Zurich – 9 April 1831, Zurich) was a Swiss medical doctor, botanist, publicist and politician. In 1788 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Göttingen, afterwards working as an instructor at the Zurich medical institute (1789–1798). During this time period, he was also overseer of the botanical garden for the Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich (Society of Natural Sciences in Zurich). During the French Revolution, his interests turned to politics — from 1797 until his death in 1831, he held various government offices in Switzerland. In 1801