Who among following is the Father of Botany?

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Who among following is the Father of Botany? (A) Aristotle (B) Carolus Linnaeus (C) Robert Hooke (D) Theophrastus

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Theophrastus (371 - 287 BC) is known as Father of Botany. He prepared a list of about 500 plants and divided them into trees, shrubs, undershrubs and herbs. He also distinguished between annual, biennial and perennial plants.

Q. Who among following is the Father of Botany?

Aristotle

Carolus Linnaeus

Robert Hooke

Theophrastus

Theophrastus $(371 - 287 BC)$ is known as Father of Botany. He prepared a list of about $500$ plants and divided them into trees, shrubs, undershrubs and herbs. He also distinguished between annual, biennial and perennial plants.

Q. Who among following is the Father of Botany?

Aristotle

Carolus Linnaeus

Robert Hooke

Theophrastus

Theophrastus (371−287BC) is known as Father of Botany. He prepared a list of about 500 plants and divided them into trees, shrubs, undershrubs and herbs. He also distinguished between annual, biennial and perennial plants.

Theophrastus $(371 - 287 BC)$ is known as Father of Botany. He prepared a list of about $500$ plants and divided them into trees, shrubs, undershrubs and herbs. He also distinguished between annual, biennial and perennial plants.