Agnes Arber

Botanist, Author

1879 – 1960

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Who was Agnes Arber?

Agnes Robertson Arber FRS was a British plant morphologist and anatomist, historian of botany and philosopher of biology. She was born in London but lived most of her life in Cambridge, including the last 51 years of her life. She was the first woman botanist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the third woman overall. She was the first woman to receive the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society of London for her contributions to botanical science.

Her scientific research focused on the monocotyledon group of flowering plants. She also contributed to development of morphological studies in botany during the early part of the 20th century. Her later work concentrated on the topic of philosophy in botany, particularly on the nature of biological research.

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Born
Feb 23, 1879
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University College London
  • Newnham College, Cambridge
Lived in
  • London
Died
Mar 22, 1960
Cambridge

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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