William Hunt Painter
William Hunt Painter | |
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Rev. W.H.Painter | |
| Born | 16 July 1835 |
| Died | 12 October 1910 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | English |
| Employer | Church of England |
| Known for | Flora of Derbyshire |
| Spouse | Jane |
William Hunt Painter (16 July 1835 – 12 October 1910) was an English botanist who made a significant contribution to the science of Derbyshire vascular plant flora. He was a keen and wide-ranging collector of plant specimens, and was a member of the Botanical Exchange Club. In 1889 he published the first in a series of four books, all by different authors and spanning 120 years, all called The Flora of Derbyshire.