Robert Brown

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Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist best known for his pioneering observations of the random motion of particles suspended in fluid, which led to the concept of Brownian motion.

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instanceOf botanist ⓘ
person ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
associatedWith Joseph Banks ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
Royal Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1773-12-21 ⓘ
birthPlace Montrose, Angus, Scotland ⓘ
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery, London ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 1858-06-10 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
describedTaxon Proteaceae ⓘ
many Australian plant genera ⓘ
discovered Brownian motion ⓘ
educatedAt Marischal College, Aberdeen ⓘ
University of Edinburgh ⓘ
employer British Museum ⓘ
explored Australian flora ⓘ
familyName Brown ⓘ
fieldOfWork botany ⓘ
microscopy ⓘ
paleobotany ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasConceptNamedAfter Brownian motion ⓘ
knownFor Brownian motion ⓘ
pioneering observations of random motion of particles in fluid ⓘ
studies of plant cell nuclei ⓘ
work on plant taxonomy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
name Robert Brown ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork A Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the Particles Contained in the Pollen of Plants ⓘ
On the Organs and Mode of Fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae ⓘ
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen ⓘ
occupation botanist ⓘ
librarian ⓘ
placeOfActivity Australia ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Keeper of the Banksian Herbarium ⓘ
Keeper of the Botanical Department at the British Museum ⓘ
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1810 ⓘ
yearOfBrownianMotionPaper 1828 ⓘ

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Robert Brown → name → Robert Brown ⓘ
Cryptandra → firstDescribedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Zingiberaceae → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
John Lindley → influencedBy → Robert Brown (botanist) ⓘ
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British Museum herbarium → hasImportantContributor → Robert Brown ⓘ
Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. → author → Robert Brown ⓘ
Telopea → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Grevillea → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Leucospermum → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Rafflesia → formallyDescribedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Rafflesiaceae → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Eriocaulaceae → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Glycine clandestina → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Goodeniaceae → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Stylobasium → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Hypoxidaceae → taxonomicAuthority → R. Brown (family circumscription widely attributed) ⓘ
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Symplocaceae → describedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Symplocaceae → namedBy → Robert Brown ⓘ
Cephalotaceae → describedAsFamilyBy → Robert Brown ⓘ