George Bishop Sudworth
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George Bishop Sudworth (1864-1927) was an American botanist. At the time of his death, he was the Chief Dendrologist of the US [[Forest Service].
During his life, Sudworth published several books, but his most famous is A Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States[1].
Sudworth discovered many new species and varieties of North American trees. The standard botanical author abbreviation Sudw. is applied to plants he named.