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Early life. Robert Brown was born in Montrose on 21 December 1773, in a house that existed on the site where Montrose Library currently stands. He was the son of James Brown, a minister in the Scottish Episcopal Church with Jacobite convictions so strong that in 1788 he defied his church's decision to give allegiance to George III.
Robert Brown (1773–1858) Robert Brown was a leading botanist in his era, very well respected for his excellence in science, and the naturalist on board the HMS Navigator on the historic Flinders voyage to Australia (New Holland) in 1801. The expedition collected over 4,000 botanical specimens, of which Brown classified 2,040 (published in his ...
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Nov 21, 2023 · Robert Brown (December 21, 1773 - June 10, 1858) was born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, to parents James Brown and Helen Brown née Taylor. He was a leading Scottish botanist in his time and has ...
Apr 14, 2020 · In 1833 Robert Brown published a report describing microscopic observations of plant cells in which he used first used the term "cell nucleus": In the compressed cells of the epidermis the nucleus is in a corresponding degree flattened; but in the internal tissue it is often nearly spherical, more or less firmly adhering to one of the walls ...
Robert Brown FRS FRSE FLS (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist. Brown made important contributions to botany by using the microscope. He made an early description of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming. He saw Brownian motion in pollen grains. He did early work on plant pollination and fertilisation.
Robert Brown and the Cell Theory THE Linnean Society has issued as an extract from its Proceedings (1931-32, pt. 2) the series of addresses delivered at the general meeting on Nov. 19,
