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Robert Brown

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Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion (1773–1858).

External Pages About Robert Brown

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ISNI

Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

UK National Archives ID

UK National Archives

Statements about Robert Brown

Sex or Gender

Male

Member Of

11 items
Royal Society
 (12/12/1811 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Start Time
: 12/12/1811
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
French Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences of Turin
 (1/5/1845 - )
Start Time
: 1/5/1845

Place of Birth

Montrose

Place of Death

London

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Date of Birth

12/21/1773

Date of Death

6/10/1858

Educated At

Universidad Estatal De Sonora
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen School of Medicine
Montrose Academy
Marischal College

Instance Of

Human

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Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
 (1839)
Award Rationale
: For his discoveries during a series of years, on the subject of vegetable impregnation.
Point in Time
: 1839
Pour Le Mérite for Sciences and Arts Order
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Occupation

Botanist
Pteridologist
Bryologist
Surgeon
Mycologist
Naturalist
Botanical Collector
Scientific Collector

Family Name

Brown

Given Name

Robert

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Latin
Telugu

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Brown, Robert (1773-1858) (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24354407
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24760769
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Brown, Robert
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
EB-11 / Brown, Robert
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Brown, Robert (3)

Commons Gallery

Robert Brown (botanist)

Doctoral Advisor

Joseph Banks

Field of Work

Botany
Plant Physiology
Cryptogam
Microscopy

Name in Native Language

Robert Brown

Place of Burial

Kensal Green Cemetery

Position Held

President of the Linnean Society of London
 (1849 - 1853)
Replaces
:
Edward Stanley
Replaced By
:
Thomas Bell
Start Time
: 1849
End Time
: 1853

Pronunciation Audio

Has Works in the Collection

Stadsarchief Rotterdam

Plaque Image

Employer

British Museum

Participant In

Flinders Expedition

Different From

Robert Brown
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