James Edward Smith

**Sir James Edward Smith** (2. detsember 1759 Norwich – 17. märts 1828) oli Briti botaanik, Linné Ühingu asutaja.

Tema autorilühend on "Sm."

## Haridus- ja töökäik
J. E. Smith alustas meditsiiniõpinguid Edinburghi Ülikoolis 1777. aastal. alates 1783. aastast töötas ta Londonis arstina ja jätkas oma botaanikaõpinguid Londoni Ülikoolis. Seal olid tema õpetajateks John Hunter ja William Pitcairn (1711–1791).

Smith ja Joseph Banks asutasid Linné Ühingu (*Linnean Society of London*). (Rootsi looduseuurija Carl von Linné järgi). 1784. aastal ostis J. E. Smith 900 Inglise kuldmündi eest Linné herbaariumi, zooloogiakogud jm. Smith oli seltsi esimene president (juhtis seltsi aastail 1788–1828).

6. detsembril 1796 esines Smith Linné Ühingu ees ettekandega "XXVII. Characters of a new Genus of Plants named SALISBURIA", milles pakkus välja uue taimeperekonna nime *[[Salisburia]]* (Linne süsteemis hõlmikpuu *Ginkgo*) Richard Anthony Salisbury auks.
 
1797. valiti ta Saksa Loodusuurijate Akadeemia Leopoldina liikmeks.

Tema auks on nimetatud taimeperekond *[[Smithia]]* Aiton.

## Teosed
* *[http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=4997 Characters of a new Genus of Plants named Salisburia]*, *Transactions of the Linnean Society of London* 3.1. (1797):330-2.
* koos John Abbotiga : *[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/5968#page/7/mode/1up The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia]*, London, 1797
* *[https://archive.org/details/compendiumflorb00smitgoog Compendium Floræ Britannicæ]*, London 1800
* *[https://books.google.ee/books?id=6YYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=Exotic+Botany:+consisting+of+coloured+figures+and+scientific+descriptions+of+such+new,+beautiful,+or+rare+plants+as+are+worthy+of+cultivation+in+the+gardens+of+Britain&source=bl&ots=I4OiZMrHWP&sig=hukDlGStZHjtMjJRU9WdPXlI46s&hl=et&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjin7T_gtbSAhUDVSwKHceDDbkQ6AEIUjAJ#v=onepage&q=Exotic%20Botany%3A%20consisting%20of%20coloured%20figures%20and%20scientific%20descriptions%20of%20such%20new%2C%20beautiful%2C%20or%20rare%20plants%20as%20are%20worthy%20of%20cultivation%20in%20the%20gardens%20of%20Britain&f=false Exotic Botany: consisting of coloured figures and scientific descriptions of such new, beautiful, or rare plants as are worthy of cultivation in the gardens of Britain ...]*, illustratsioonid J Sowerby, 2. köites, London 1804
* *Remarks on the generic characters of the decandrous papilionaceous plants of New Holland*, London 1804
* *[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27705#page/5/mode/1up An Introduction to physiological and systematical Botany]*, London 1807
* *[https://books.google.ee/books?id=T1DllXwTPEYC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=A+Review+of+the+modern+state+of+Botany,+with+a+particular+reference+to+the+natural+systems+of+Linn%C3%A6us+and+Jussieu.+From+the+second+volume+of+the+supplement+to+the+Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&source=bl&ots=PIKyFnHC0r&sig=zGwtUhYGGAGxh0YNx5omi-ULCVc&hl=et&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUvfXDhNbSAhUGFSwKHXy-B2UQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=A%20Review%20of%20the%20modern%20state%20of%20Botany%2C%20with%20a%20particular%20reference%20to%20the%20natural%20systems%20of%20Linn%C3%A6us%20and%20Jussieu.%20From%20the%20second%20volume%20of%20the%20supplement%20to%20the%20Encyclop%C3%A6dia%20Britannica&f=false A Review of the modern state of Botany, with a particular reference to the natural systems of Linnæus and Jussieu. From the second volume of the supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica]*, Edinburgh 1817(?)
* *[https://books.google.ee/books?id=sqddAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Considerations+respecting+Cambridge,+more+particularly+relating+to+its+Botanical+professorship&source=bl&ots=Q_MZg7Cy5n&sig=kSpZNZ3jrswEodFWK7kVqsVExi8&hl=et&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFjMPthNbSAhWCDiwKHSUmA7QQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=Considerations%20respecting%20Cambridge%2C%20more%20particularly%20relating%20to%20its%20Botanical%20professorship&f=false Considerations respecting Cambridge, more particularly relating to its Botanical professorship]*, London 1818
* *[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/185912#page/1/mode/1up A Grammar of Botany, illustrative of artificial, as well as natural classification; with an explanation of Jussieu’s system]*, London 1821
* *[https://archive.org/details/aselectioncorre00linngoog A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus and other naturalists]*. 2. köites, London 1821 
* W. J.Hooker, *[https://archive.org/stream/compendiumofen00smit#page/n8/mode/1up A Compendium of the English Flora]*, London 1829
* *[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29364#page/9/mode/1up The English Flora]*, 5. köites, London 1824–36
* *English Botany, or coloured figures of British Plants. ...*, illustratsioonid James Sowerby, (2. väljaandes, 12. köites), London 1832–1846

## Isiklikku
Smith abiellus Pleasance Reeve'ga (11. mai 1773 – 3. veebruar 1877) 1. märtsil 1796. Lapsi neil ei olnud.

## Viited

## Välislingid
*Paul White, The purchase of knowledge: James Edward Smith and the Linnean collections, Endeavour 23(3) köide, 1999 
* The correspondence of James Edward Smith (1759-1828)