Charles Lyell (botanist)

Charles Lyell
Born(1767-03-07)7 March 1767
Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London
Died8 November 1849(1849-11-08) (aged 82)
Kinnordy
NationalityBritish
OccupationBotanist
Known forTranslator of Dante
Notable workThe Canzoniere of Dante ... including the poems of the Vita Nuova and Convito

Charles Lyell (1767–1849) was a Scottish botanist, known also as a translator of Dante.