Nicholas Edward Brown
Nicholas Edward Brown (born July 11, 1849 in Redhill , Surrey , † November 25, 1934 in Kew , London ) was an English botanist and taxonomist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ NEBr. "
He dealt with succulents , silk plants (Asclepiadoideae), ice- flowers ( Aizoaceae), mint family (Lamiaceae) and the Cape flora of South Africa .
Life
Brown, initially curator of W. Wilson Saunders's Museum in Reigate, began his work in 1873 as an assistant in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew , from 1909 to 1914 he was assistant keeper there. In 1931, drawings appeared with detailed descriptions of succulents of the genus Mesembryanthemum, which he had revised . In addition, he published works on the taxonomy of plants, especially succulents. He is also the first to describe countless types of plants. In 1932 he received Capt. For his services to the flora of South Africa. Scott Memorial Medal from the South African Biological Society. He also received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of the Witwatersrand . His publications appeared mainly in the Kew Bulletin and in the Flora Capensis .
He was married to the daughter of Thomas Cooper, who was also a botanist in Kew.
Taxonomic honor
In his honor, named Gustav Schwantes the genus brownanthus the plant family of aizoaceae (Aizoaceae). Was named after Brown also Nebrownia Kuntze (contracted from NEBrown) from the plant family of the arum family (Araceae) and Nicolasia S.Moore of the family Asteraceae (Asteraceae).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ray Desmond: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Literature by and about Nicholas Edward Brown in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of described plant names for Nicholas Edward Brown at the IPNI
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SURNAME | Brown, Nicholas Edward |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English botanist and taxonomist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1849 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Redhill |
DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1934 |
Place of death | Kew (London) |