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Torbern Bergman (1735-1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who advanced systematic chemical analysis and helped establish the foundations of modern chemistry.
Peter Jonas Bergius (1730–1790) was a Swedish physician and botanist who advanced Linnaean taxonomy and authored early systematic studies of South African flora.
William Bentinck (1764–1813) was a British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament who attained the rank of rear-admiral during the French Revolutionary Wars.
James William Bellamy (1805–1889) was an English clergyman and educator who served as the headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School in London from 1845 to 1870.
Matthias Bel (1684–1749) was a Hungarian-Slovak Lutheran pastor, polymath, and pioneer of modern geography and historiography in the Kingdom of Hungary.
David Beerling is a British professor of paleoclimatology known for his research on plant evolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide, and global climate.
Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771–1846) was a British Royal Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, attaining Admiral rank.
Franz Bauer (1758–1840) was an Austrian-born botanical illustrator who served as the first resident botanical painter at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Paul Bates is a British hydrologist and academic specializing in flood inundation modeling, hydraulic simulation, and environmental risk assessment.
Leslie Clifford Bateman (1915–1995) was a British chemist and Director of Research for the Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association.