Thomas Johnson (botanist)
Thomas Johnson | |
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Title page of Johnson's 1633 edition of Gerard's Herball | |
| Born | 1595–1600 Selby, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1644 Hampshire |
| Occupation | apothecary, botanist |
| Nationality | English |
| Notable works | John Gerard's Herball, expanded |
Thomas Johnson (died 1644) was an English botanist, and a royalist colonel in the English Civil War. He has been called the "father of British field botany".