Robert Braithwaite (bryologist)

Robert Braithwaite FLS FRMS (10 May 1824 – 20 October 1917)[1] was an English bryologist.[2] He worked professionally as a general practitioner. He married Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, who influenced him. His best known contributions to bryology were his 3-volume The British Moss-Flora (1887–1905).[2] He served as President of the Quekett Microscopical Club from 1872 to 1873.

Robert Braithwaite

References

  1. "BRAITHWAITE, Robert". Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. Mark Lawley. "ROBERT BRAITHWAITE (1824-1917)" (PDF). Rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. IPNI.  Braithw.

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