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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)

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Robert Brown was a botanist, bryologist, surgeon, and mycologist born in Montrose in 1773. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and its School of Medicine, including Marischal College. His professional interests included botany, plant physiology, cryptogams, and microscopy. He worked under the doctoral advisor Joseph Banks and was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Brown received the Copley Medal and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He spoke Latin and Telugu. He died in London in 1858. His works are recognized in the Royal Society and American Academy of Arts and Sciences collections. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Family name
Brown
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth
Montrose
Place of death
London
Educated at
Marischal College
Employer
British Museum
Languages spoken
Telugu
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Doctoral advisor
Joseph Banks
Field of work
microscopy
Image
Robert brown botaniker.jpg
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member of
French Academy of Sciences
Commons category
Robert Brown (botanist)
date of birth
1773-12-21
date of death
1858-06-10
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Category:Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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Robert Brown (botanist)
name in native language
Robert Brown
place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Brown FRSE FRS FLS MWS (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest detailed descriptions of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming; the observation of Brownian motion; early work on plant pollination and fertilisation, including being the first to recognise the fundamental difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms; and some of the earliest studies in palynology. He also made numerous contributions to plant taxonomy, notably erecting a number of plant families that are still accepted today; and numerous Australian plant genera and species, the fruit of his exploration of that continent with Matthew Flinders.

The standard author abbreviation R.Br. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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