Dr. Robert Brown

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awards Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1773-12-21
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Brown_Jr.
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkbp:contributedTo Plant taxonomy
gptkbp:contribution Discovery_of_the_nucleus_in_plant_cells
gptkbp:deathDate 1858-06-10
gptkbp:fellowship Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:field Botany
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Natural history
gptkbp:financialPerformance Advancements in plant biology
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on ecology
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_plant_science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Robert Brown
gptkbp:impact Foundation of cell theory
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Banks
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern biology
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Botanical_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:knownFor Brownian motion
Microbiology
gptkbp:legacy Brownian_motion_in_physics
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:John_Lindley
Study of plant reproduction
gptkbp:notableWork The Elements of Botany
gptkbp:profession Scientist
gptkbp:publications Observations on the Growth of Plants
gptkbp:releaseYear 1827
gptkbp:researchAreas Plant physiology
Plant morphology
gptkbp:researchContribution Plant systematics
Plant genetics
Study of pollen grains
gptkbp:researchField Plant conservation
Botanical research
gptkbp:researchFocus Plant anatomy
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:The_Botanical_Register
gptkb:Transactions_of_the_Linnean_Society
gptkb:Robert_H._Whittaker
Microscopy
Empirical observation
Tropical botany
Influence on genetics
Microscopic_techniques
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:scientificName Plant ecology
Botanists
Honorary degrees
Impact on environmental science
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Brown