Moses Ashley Curtis 1808–1872 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Moses Ashley Curtis U.S. botanist (1801–1872) People from the Same Era Henri Étienne 1800–1861 politician Paris Torkild Hoppe 1800–1871 civil servant Copenhagen John Hosking 1806–1882 London Richard Wallach 1816–1881 lawyer, politician Alexandria Atala Beauchêne 1816–1894 actor Orléans Charles Marie Wladimir Brunet de Presle 1809–1875 hellenist Paris