Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation. To this end, the Institute acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books, plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data files, and provides publications and other modes of information service. The Institute meets the reference needs of botanists, biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora. Learn more
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Original Linnaean Dissertations
The database includes PDFs of the original Linnaean dissertations, English summaries and brief bibliographic records compiled from reference sources.
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Index to Scientific Names of Organisms Cited in the Linnaean Dissertations
This database is a reference resource on the dissertations and the scientific names that appear in them.
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The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero
16 September–17 December 2025This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, Costa Rican botanist, artist and educator.
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