George Stephen West

George Stephen West was an English botanist that studied algae. He was the son of William West and the younger brother of William West (Jr.).

Biography
West was born in 1876 at Bradford. He was educated at Bradford Technical College, the Royal College of Science in London, and St. John's College in Cambridge. His first lecture was at the Royal Agricultural College, and then at Birmingham University, where he became professor after William Hillhouse. West studied botany, particularly algae, and collected several specimens with his father. In 1919, West died of pneumonia.

When citing a botanical name, George Stephen West is abbreviated as G.S.West.