William Forsyth (1737 - 1804) was a Scottish botanist. He was a royal head gardener and a founding member of the Royal Horticultural Society. A genus of flowering plants, Forsythia, is named in his honor.

Forsyth was born at Old Meldrum, in Aberdeenshire, and trained as a gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1779 he was appointed as chief superintendent of the royal gardens at Kensington and St James’s.

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