Nicholas Edward Brown

NE Brown (before 1923)

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 on an undated recording

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

Commons : Nicholas Edward Brown - Album with Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

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

personal data
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)

[1] Ray Desmond: Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists

[Burkhardt2018-2] Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]