The title “Father of Botany” is often attributed to Theophrastus, an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who lived from around 371 to 287 BCE. Theophrastus is considered one of the earliest pioneers in the study of plants and is often regarded as the “founder of plant science” or the “father of botany.” His most significant work, “Enquiry into Plants” (also known as “Historia Plantarum” in Latin), is a comprehensive botanical treatise in which he described and classified a wide variety of plants based on their characteristics, such as growth habits, leaves, flowers, and reproductive structures. Theophrastus also explored plant physiology, growth, and reproduction, laying the foundation for the systematic study of plants. His contributions to the field of botany greatly influenced subsequent generations of botanists, including figures like Carl Linnaeus, who developed the binomial nomenclature system for naming species, and other early botanical pioneers during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. Theophrastus’s work marked a significant advancement in the understanding of the plant kingdom and had a lasting impact on the development of botanical science.