Thomas Edmondston

British botanist (1825-1846).

Thomas Edmondston (1825–1846) was a British-born botanist, born in Buness, Unst. The family of Edmondston (also spelt Edmonston) was prominent in 19th-century Shetland. Thomas Edmondston's uncle, also Thomas Edmondston, was laird of the Buness estate on Unst and host to many scientific visitors to Shetland. Another uncle, Dr Arthur Edmondston, had written A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands in 1809. His father, Laurence Edmondston, was also an accomplished naturalist. Edmondston compiled the first known list of Shetland plants at the age of 11. He discovered several