Frank Ellis Boynton

Frank Ellis Boynton
Frank Ellis Boynton
Born	July 10, 1859; Hyde Park, Vermont
Died	December 10, 1942 (aged 83); Old Fort, North Carolina
Nationality	American
	Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Institutions	Biltmore Estate
Author abbrev. (botany)	F.E.Boynton

Frank Ellis Boynton (July 10, 1859 – December 10, 1942) was a self-taught American botanist active in the Southeastern United States. He worked at Biltmore Estate with his brother, Charles Lawrence Boynton, and Chauncey Beadle. Boynton's dewberry, Rubus boyntonii was named in honor of Frank Ellis Boynton.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation F.E.Boynton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

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