| Name | Fothergill, John |
| Date of birth | 1712 |
| Date of death | 1780 |
| Remarks | Eponymy: Fothergilla Linnaeus (1774). [author note: Herbarium and types: BM, LINN] [collector note: Britain (West Ham, cult.): BM, LINN] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 103282 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ee21a876-1d4f-4b29-ab6e-2577363f9607 |
| Variant name | John Fothergill |
| Author name | Fothergill |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Foth. |
| Standard/Label Name | J. Fothergill |
| Full Name | Fothergill, John |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Specialty Collector | Phanerogams |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors E-H |