James Britten

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James Britten

James Britten (born May 3, 1846 in Chelsea (London) , † October 8, 1924 in London ) was a British botanist and theologian . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Britten ".

Early years

Britten was born in 1846 in the London borough of Chelsea and raised by private tutors. In 1865 he first decided to become a medic and moved to High Wycombe . His interest in the world of plants showed up early on. Its first publication appeared in 1863 in the "Journal of Botany".

Working life

In 1869 Britten took up a post as assistant to the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew . In 1871 he moved to the botanical department of the British Museum in London, where he stayed until his retirement in 1909. In 1871 he contributed the section Crassulaceae to Volume 2 of Daniel Oliver's Flora of Tropical Africa .

In 1879 he succeeded Henry Trimen as editor of the Journal of Botany and fulfilled this task for 45 years until his death in 1924. He made initial descriptions of many British and foreign plants, including a number of eucalyptus .

theology

Britten converted from the Anglican denomination to Catholicism at the age of 20 . He was heavily involved in the Catholic Truth Society (CTS), which closed in 1872, but was revived in 1884 by Britten among others.

Private life and death

James Britten was never married. He died unexpectedly on October 8, 1924.

Honors

James Britten was founded by Pope Leo XIII. appointed knight and later commander of the Order of Gregory . After Britten, the genera Brittenia Cogn probably also became . from the family of the black mouth plants (Melastomataceae) and Jamesbrittenia Kuntze from the family of the figwort plants (Scrophulariaceae).

Publications

author

  • European Ferns , 1879-1881
  • Old Country and Farming Words , 1880
  • Irish Folk-tales , pp. 52-55, 184-187, 316-324, in the Folk-Lore Journal , Issue 1, 1883
  • with George Simonds Boulger : A Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists , 1893
  • Protestant Fiction , 1896
  • Through the Heart of Patagonia , 1902

editor

  • Journal of Botany , 1879-1924
  • William Turner : The names of herbes (A [nno] D [omini] 1548). , London 1881.
  • Remains of Gentilisme and Judaisme, 1686-1687 , 1881

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Britten . Author Query, International Plant Name Index (IPNI) . Retrieved May 13, 2013
  2. ↑ a b c d e Britten, James (1846–1924) . Meiosis.org.uk ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 13, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.meiosis.org.uk
  3. ^ A b Robert Zander : Zander hand dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
  4. ^ A b Norman Hall: Botanists of the Eucalypts. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). ISBN 0643002715
  5. ^ CTS History . Catholic Truth Society . Retrieved May 13, 2013
  6. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
  7. ↑ Author: James Britten . Wikisource . Retrieved May 13, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Britten, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British botanist and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Chelsea (London) , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1924
Place of death London , UK