caption death_date death_place birth_place societies nationality fields work_institutions birth_date image article_title author_abbrev_bot name alma_mater
alfred william bennett 23 january 1902 london , united kingdom clapham , surrey , united kingdom linnean society of london , royal microscopical society british botany , publishing , microscopy st thomas ' hospital , bedford college 24 june 1833 alfred william bennett , british botanist and publisher.jpg alfred william bennett
 a.w.benn . alfred william bennett university college london
alfred william bennett

alfred william bennett -lrb- june 24 , 1833 -- january 23 , 1902 -rrb- was a british botanist and publisher .
he was best known for his work on the flora of the swiss alps , cryptogams , and the polygalaceae or milkwort plant family , as well as his years in the publishing industry .
