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Robert Brown (1773–1858)

Robert Brown was one of Britain's greatest botanists. He is best known as the discoverer of Brownian motion. He also introduced the science of palynology, and described and named thousands of plants. Standard botanical author abbreviation: R.Br.

Robert Brown

Works

Only published material is listed below.

1800s and 1810s

• Brown, Robert (unattributed) (1801), [treatment of Orthotrichum] in Dickson, James, Fasciculus plantarum cryptogamicarum Britanniae 4: 5–6.
  • In Latin; no known English translation.
• Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van Diemen.
  • In Latin; see la:Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van Diemen. No known English translation.
• Brown, Robert (1810), On the Asclepiadaceae
  • Preprint of "On the Asclepiadeae, a natural order of plants separated from the Apocineae of Jussieu", Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 1.
• Brown, Robert (1810), On the natural order of plants called Proteaceae
  • Preprint of Brown, Robert (1811), "On the Proteaceae of Jussieu", Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10:15–226.
• Brown, Robert (1811), "On the Asclepiadeae, a natural order of plants separated from the Apocineae of Jussieu" in Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 1
• Brown, Robert (1811) "On the Proteaceae of Jussieu" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10:15–226.
• Aiton, William Townsend (1811–1813), Hortus Kewensis ("2nd edition)
  • Brown contributed the sections on Compositae, Cruciferae, Leguminosae, Myrtaceae and Orchidaceae.
• Brown, Robert (1811), "Some observations on the parts of fructification in mosses" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10
• Brown, Robert (1813), "On Woodsia, a new genus of ferns" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11
• Brown, Robert (1814), "General remarks, geographical and systematical on the botany of Terra Australis" in Flinders, Matthew A voyage to Terra Australis 2
• Brown, Robert (1814), "List of new and rare plants, collected during the years 1805 and 1810, arranged according to the Linnaean system" in Salt, Henry, A voyage to Abyssinia Appendix 4: lxiii–lxv.
  • Pages 444–446 in the 1816 American edition. [page scan index]
• Brown, Robert (1818), "Observations on the natural family of plants called Compositae" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12
• Brown, Robert (1818), "On some remarkable deviations from the usual structure of seeds and fruits" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12
• Brown, Robert (1818), "Observations on the herbarium collected by Professor Christian Smith" in Tuckey, J. K. Narrative of an expedition to explore the River Zaire
• Brown, Robert (1818), "Characters and descriptions of three new species of plants, found in China by Clarke Abel, Esq." in Abel, Clarke Narrative of a journey in the interior of China
• Brown, Robert (1819), "List of plants collected by the officers etc. in Capt. Ross's voyage on the coasts of Baffin's Bay" in Ross, J. A voyage of discovery made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay
• Bowdich, T. E. (1819), A mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee.
  • Brown contributed material on the names of medicinal plants.
• Brown, Robert (1819), "Characters and description of Lyellia, a new genus of mosses, with observations on the section of the order to which it belongs" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12
• Brown, Robert (1819), "Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae van-Diemen" (reprint) in Oken, Lorenz (ed.), Isis

1820s

• Brown, Robert (1820), "Catalogue of plants found in Spitzbergen by Captain Scoresby" in Scoresby, W. An account of the Arctic regions 1
• Brown, Robert (1821), "An account of a new genus of plants, named Rafflesia" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13
• Brown, Robert (1823), "Addendum to Captain Franklin's narrative" in Franklin, J. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea
• Brown, Robert (1823), Chloris Melvilleana.
  • Preprint of "A list of plants collected in Melville Island" in Parry, W. E. (1824), Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage
• Brown, Robert (1824), "A list of plants collected in Melville Island" in Parry, W. E., Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage.
• Brown, Robert (1825), Verzeichniss der auf Madeira wildwachsenden Pflanzen in von Buch, Christian Leopold, Physicalishe Beschriebung der Canarischen Inseln.
• Brown, Robert; Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. D (ed., translator) (1825–1834) Robert Brown's Vermischte botanische Schriften
  • A compilation of Brown's work up to that date, with the English works translated into German
• Brown, Robert (1826), Observations on the structure and affinities of the more remarkable plants collected by the late Walter Oudney, M.D., and Major Denham, and Captain Clapperton, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, during their expedition to explore Central Africa.
  • Preprint of pages 208–246 of Denham, Dixon and Clapperton, Hugh (1826), Narrative of travels and discoveries in northern and central Africa
• Denham, Dixon and Clapperton, Hugh (1826), Narrative of travels and discoveries in northern and central Africa
  • Brown contributed the botanical material on pages 208–246.
• Brown, Robert (1826), Character and description of Kingia
  • Preprint of pages 534–565 of King, Phillip Parker (1827), Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia performed in the years 1818 and 1822 2
• King, Phillip Parker (1827), Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia performed in the years 1818 and 1822
  • Brown contributed the botanical material in Volume 2
• Brown, Robert; [unknown translator] (1827), [German translation of Observations on the structure and affinities of the more remarkable plants collected by the late Walter Oudney, M.D., and Major Denham, and Captain Clapperton, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, during their expedition to explore Central Africa] in Linnaea 2:283–344.

• Brown, Robert (1828), "A brief account of microscopical observations made on the particles contained in the pollen of plants" in London and Edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science 4 :161-173.

1830s

• Brown, Robert (1831), "General view of the botany of the vicinity of Swan River" in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 1:17–21.

• Nind, Scott; introduction by Robert Brown (1831), "Description of the Natives of King George's Sound (Swan River Colony) and adjoining Country" in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 1:21–50.

• Brown, Robert (1832), "Remarks on the structure and affinities of Cephalotus" in London and Edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science 1 (1832):314:317.

1840s and 1850s

• Brown, Robert (1849) "Botanical appendix" in Sturt, Charles, Narrative of an expedition into central Australia, 2, pp. 66-92
  • Also published as a preprint under the name Botanical appendix to Captain Sturt's expedition into Central Australia.
• Brown, Robert (1850) "On the origin and mode of propagation of the Gulf-weed" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 2, pp. 77-80.
• Brown, Robert (1851) "Some account of Triplosporite, an undescribed Fossil Fruit" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 20, pp. 469-475
• Brown, Robert (1854) "Statement of the services of the late Captain Mathew Flinders" in Nautical magazine and journal of the naval reserve for 1854: 31–33.

Posthumous

• Brown, Robert; Bennett, John Joseph (ed.) (1866–1868) The miscellaneous botanical works of Robert Brown, Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S..
• Brown, Robert (posthumous); Trimen, Henry (introduction) (1871), "The botanical history of Angus" in Seemann, Berthold (ed.), Journal of botany, British and foreign 9:321–327.
  • Brown's first paper, read to the Edinburgh Natural History Society in 1792, but not printed until rediscovered after his death.

Works about Brown

Obituaries and eulogies

• Bennett, John Joseph (1858) "Robert Brown D.C.L." in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9:527–532.
• Bennett, John Joseph (1858) "[Robert Brown]" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1855–1863.
• Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1858) "Dr Robert Brown, D.C.L., F.R.S., Foreign Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of France" in Gardener's Chronicle 1858:493–494.
• Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1858) "The late Robert Brown, L.L.D., F.R.S., &c." in Gardener's Chronicle 1858:701, 732–733.
• von Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp (1859) "Robert Brown. Eine akademishe Denkrede" in Flora 42:10–15, 25–31.
• von Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp; Henfrey, A. (translator) (1859) "Robert Brown, an eloge" in Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(3):321–331.
• Murchison, R. I. (1859), "Obituary. Robert Brown" in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 29:cxv–cxix.
• Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1890) "Eulogium on Robert Brown" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1887–1888:54–67.

Other biographical works

• Balfour, John Hutton (1860), "I. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Brown" in Botanical Journal of Scotland 6(1-4):118-128.
• Hunt, Robert (1886), "Brown, Robert (1773-1858)" in Dictionary of National Biography.
• Anonymous (1888), "Montrose celebrities: Robert Brown in Sunnyside Chronicle 1:138–141.
• Carruthers, William (1896), "The Robert Brown memorial" in Journal of botany, British and foreign 34:26–29.
• [Unknown] (1911), "Brown, Robert" in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition).
• Farmer, John Bretland (1913), "Robert Brown 1773—1858" in Oliver, Francis Wall (ed.), Makers of British botany: 108–125.

• Ardagh, John (1928) "Portraits and memorials of Robert Brown of the British Museum" in Natural history magazine 1: 158–162.
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1949.

• Giblin, Ronald Worthy (1929) "Flinders, Baudin and Brown at Encounter Bay" in Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1929:1–6.
• Giblin, Ronald Worthy (1929) "Robert Brown at Port Dalrymple" in Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1929:25–32.

• Savage, Spencer (1932), "Robert Brown as an official of the Linnean Society" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 144: 38–42.
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1966

• Serle, Percival (1949), "Brown, Robert (1773-1858)" in Dictionary of Australian Biography.
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1951.

• Rupp, Herman Montague Rucker (1950), "Robert Brown, a brief memoir" in Australian orchid review '15:110.
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1956

• Willis, J. H.; Skewes, C. I. (1955), "Robert Brown's Bass Strait journal of April/May 1802" in Muelleria 1: 46–50.

• Osborn, Theodore George Bentley (1958), "Robert Brown (1773–1858)" in Australian Journal of Science 21:127–130.
  • Not in the public domain

• Burbidge, Nancy Taylor (1966), "Brown, Robert (1773 - 1858)" in Australian Dictionary of Biography 1: 166-167.

• Stearn, William (1970), "Brown, Robert" in Gillespie, C. C. (ed.) Dictionary of scientific biography 2: 516–523.
  • Not in the public domain

• Stearn, William (1977), "Robert Brown" in Brunonia 1:1–7.

• Mabberley, David (1981), "Robert Brown of the British Museum: some ramifications" inJournal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 1:101–109.
  • Not in the public domain

• Mabberley, David (1985), Jupiter botanicus: Robert Brown of the British Museum.
  • Not in the public domain

Works about Brown's scientific contributions

• Britten, James (1904), "R. Brown's list of Madeira plants" in Journal of botany, British and foreign 42:1–8, 29–46, 175–182, 197–200.
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• Britten, James (1907), "Robert Brown's 'Prodromus'" in Journal of botany, British and foreign 45:246–248.
• Britten, James (1922), "Robert Brown and the 'Monthly Magazine'" in Journal of botany, British and foreign 60:177–184.
• Kinnear, Norman Boyd (1932), "Robert Brown's zoological collections" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 144:36–38.
• Stephenson, J. (1932), "Robert Brown's discovery of the nucleus in relation to the history of cell theory" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 144: 45–54.

• Ramsbottom, John (1932), "Centenary of Robert Brown's discovery of the nucleus" in Journal of botany, British and foreign 70:13–16.
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1974

• Ramsbottom, John (1932), "Robert Brown: botanicorum facile princeps" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 144:17–36
  • Not in the public domain; author deceased in 1974

• Polunin, Nicholas; Clokie, H. (1945), "Robert Brown (1773-1858) and 'Brownian movement'" in Chemistry and Industry 22:172-3.

• Burbidge, Nancy Taylor (1956) "Robert Brown's Australian collecting localities" in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 80:229–233.
  • Not in the public domain

• Green, J. H. S. (1958), "Robert Brown (1773–1858) and the Brownian movement" in Research 11:290–291.
  • Not in the public domain

• Kerr, R. (1964) "The sharp eyes of Robert Brown" in Australian Orchid Review 29:16–19, 124–127.
  • Not in the public domain

• Brush, Stephen G. (1967) "A history of random processes" in Archive for History of Exact Sciences 5(1):1-36.
  • Not in the public domain

• Rourke, J. P. (1974), "Robert Brown at the Cape of Good Hope" in Journal of South African Botany 40: 47–60.

• Edwards, Phyllis (1976) "Robert Brown (1773–1858) and the natural history of Matthew Flinders' voyage in H.M.S. Investigator, 1801–1805" in Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 7:385–407.
  • Not in the public domain

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.