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This is a list of noted Ochidologists. Although not every taxonomist working on orchids is quoted, possibly the most important ones are listed. Living specialists or taxonomists mostly known for working on orchids from a particular country may be missing too.

Name Dates Country Abbreviation
Linné, Carl von 1707 - 1778 Sweden L.
Aublet, Jean Baptiste Christophore 1723 - 1778 France Aubl.
Ruiz, Hipolito 1754 - 1815 Spain Ruiz
Pavón Sebastian, Jose 17? - 18? Spain Pavón
Sprengel, Christian Conrad 1750 - 1816 Germany Spreng.
Swarts, Olof 1760 - 1818 Sweden Sw.
Thouars, Du Petit 1758 - 1831 France Thouars
Blume, Karl Ludwig 1796 - 1862 Germany Blume
Salisbury, Richard Anthony Marckham 1762 - 1829 England Salisb.
Nuttal, Thomas 1786 - 1857 England Nutt.
Richard, Claude Marie Richard 1754 - 1821 France Rich.
Sessé, Martin 17? - 1809 ? Sessé
Mociño, José Mariano 1750 - 1821 Mexico ?
Willdenow, Carl Ludwig 1765 - 1812 Germany? Willd.
Kunth, Carl Sigismund 1788 - 1850 Austria Kunth
Sims, John 1792 - 1838 England Sims
Brown, Robert 1772 - 1858 Scotland R.Br.
Presl, Karl Borzowoj 1794 - 1862 Czech Republic Presl
Lindley, John 1799 - 1865 England Lindl.
Bentham, George 1800 - 1884 England Benth.
Hooker, William Jackson 1785 - 1865 England Hook.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton 1817 - 1911 England Hook.f.
Reichenbach, Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig 1793 - 1879 Germany Rchb.f.