Agnes Arber

Also known as A. Arber, Agnes Robertson Arber, A. R. A.

British botanist (1879-1960)

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Born: Agnes Robertson , ( 1879-02-23 ) 23 February 1879, Primrose Hill , London, England
Died: 22 March 1960 (1960-03-22) (aged 81), Cambridge , England, UK
Alma mater: University College, London , (BSc, 1899), Newnham College (1902), University College, London (Sc.D., 1905)
Spouse: Edward Alexander Newell Arber (m. 1909)
Children: Muriel Agnes (1913–2004)
Awards: Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London (1948), Fellow of the Royal Society (1946), President, Botany Section, British Association for the Advancement of Science (1921)
Fields: Plant morphology , plant anatomy
Author abbrev botany: A.Arber

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Instance of: human
Given name: Agnes
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Primrose Hill
Place of death: Cambridge
Spouse: Edward Alexander Newell Arber
Sibling: Margaret Hills
Educated at: North London Collegiate School
Languages spoken: English language
Academic degree: doctorate
Field of work: history of botany
Image: Photo of Agnes Arber 1911.png

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Commons category: Agnes Arber
date of birth: 1879-02-23
date of death: 1960-03-22
birth name: Agnes Robertson
writing language: English language
P6944: Agnes Arber
described at URL: www.jstor.org/stable/42772225
place of burial: Girton
collection items at: National Museum of Natural History

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Agnes Arber FRS (née Robertson; 23 February 1879 – 22 March 1960) 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 (21 March 1946, at the age of 67) and the third woman overall. She was the first woman to receive the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society of London.

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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