Sibthorpian Professor at the University of Oxford is named after him. Current and previous holders include Nicholas Harberd (since 2007) Chris J. Leaver (1990–2007) David Smith (1980–1987) Geoffrey Emett Blackman (1945–1980) James Anderson Scott Watson John Harrison Burnett Joseph Henry Gilbert Personal life Sibthorp was born in Oxford, the youngest son of Humphry Sibthorp (1713–1797), who, from 1747 to 1784, served as Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford and his first wife Sarah Waldo. References English mycologists 1758 births 1796 deaths Botanists with author abbreviations Fellows of the Linnean Society of London Fellows of the Royal Society Sherardian Professors of Botany Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Alumni of the University of Edinburgh People educated at Lincoln Grammar School People from Oxford Tuberculosis deaths in England 18th-century deaths from tuberculosis 18th-century British botanists 18th-century English writers 18th-century English male writers