Keeper of Botany, Natural History Museum

The Keeper of Botany was a position at the Natural History Museum — formerly British Museum (Natural History) — in London, England, and served as head of department for botany.^[1] The position was in place between 1827 and 2013.

The following is a list of those who have held this position. Dates are those in office.

• Robert Brown 1827–1858
• John Joseph Bennett 1859–1870
• William Carruthers 1871–1895
• George Robert Milne Murray 1895–1905
• Alfred Barton Rendle 1906–1930
• John Ramsbottom 1930–1950
• George Taylor 1950–1956
• James Edgar Dandy 1956–1966
• Robert Ross 1966–1977
• John Francis Michael Cannon 1977–1990
• Stephen Blackmore 1990–1999
• Richard Bateman 2000–2004
• Johannes C. Vogel 2004–2012
• Philip Stephen Rainbow (Acting) 2012–2013