Anne Brewis
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Noar Hill
Lady Anne Brewis MBE (26 March 1911 – 31 March 2002),[1][2] daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne was an English botanist.
As a child, Brewis had spent long holidays studying the orchids on Noar Hill,[3] near Selborne. This led her to study the works of Gilbert White, and eventually to a degree in Zoology at Somerville College, Oxford. Her marriage to John Brewis took her to many localities before returning to Hampshire on her husband's retirement.[4] Over the next 27 years, she meticulously catalogued hundreds of species,[5] and co-authored the definitive guide to Hampshire's plant life.[6] Every summer she would organise botanical safaris for local children.
Bibliography[]
- The Flora of Hampshire, Bowman P, Brewis A, Mabey R, Rose F. 1996. Harley Books. ISBN 0-946589-34-8. (This 1996 book was preceded by the Flora of Hampshire, 2nd edition, 1904 by Frederick Townsend.)[7]
- Natural History of Selborne, White G. 1789 (repr: 1977) Penguin London, ISBN 0-14-043112-8 Hampshire(1996).
References[]
- ^ Obituary, The Times, Friday April 12th 2002.
- ^ Chapter 6 Lady Anne Brewis MBE 1911-2002
- ^ In retirement, Brewis was a warden at this nature reserve for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
- ^ See Rev John Salusbury Brewis, (Who's Who 1970 p366- ISBN 0-7136-1140-5)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bowman, Brewis et al., 1996
- ^ Willis, Arthur J. "Review of The Flora of Hampshire by Anne Brewis, Paul Bowman, and Francis Rose". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 121 (3): 281–282.
Categories:
- Women botanists
- English botanists
- 1911 births
- 2002 deaths
- Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
- Daughters of British earls
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 20th-century British women scientists
- People from Selborne