Lady Anne Brewis

Lady Anne Brewis
MBE
Born26 March 1911
Died31 March 2002(2002-03-31) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
ParentRoundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Noar Hill

Lady Anne Brewis MBE (26 March 1911 – 31 March 2002),[1][2] was an English botanist. She was a daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne.

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][5]

Over the next 27 years, she meticulously catalogued hundreds of species,[6] and co-authored the definitive guide to Hampshire's plant life.[7] Every summer she would organise botanical safaris for local children.[citation needed]

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.)[8]
  • Natural History of Selborne, White G. 1789 (repr: 1977) Penguin London, ISBN 0-14-043112-8 Hampshire(1996).

References

  1. ^ Obituary, The Times, 12 April 2002.
  2. ^ Chapter 6 Lady Anne Brewis MBE 1911-2002
  3. ^ In retirement, Brewis was a warden at this nature reserve for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
  4. ^ See Rev John Salusbury Brewis, (Who's Who 1970 p. 366; ISBN 0-7136-1140-5)
  5. ^ 2010. Catherine Horwood. Gardening Women: Their Stories From 1600 to the Present. Publicó Hachette UK, 336 p. ISBN 0748118330, ISBN 9780748118335 citada en p. 9
  6. ^ "Hampshire Museums Biology Collections - vascular plants". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  7. ^ Bowman, Brewis et al., 1996.
  8. ^ 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.


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