Biography:William Brand (botanist)
William Brand WS FRSE | |
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| Born | 5 January 1807 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 18 October 1869 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
William Brand WS FRSE (5 January 1807, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire – 15 October 1869) was a Scottish solicitor, banker, botanist and plant collector.
Biography
He was born in Peterhead in Scotland the son of Charles Brand a farmer. He attended parish schools, and completed a medical degree at the university of Edinburgh. It was around this time that he grew an interest for botany.[1]
After his studies, William Brand was apprenticed to Scott, Findlay and Balderston, rising to become a partner in 1834, the year he also became a Writer to the Signet.[1] In 1836 he is shown as working from 18 Dundas Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[2]
He served as secretary to the Union Bank of Scotland from 1846 to 1869.[1]
He was a founding member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh on 8 February 1836,[1] and the discoverer of the Astragalus alpinus.[1]
A bust of William Brand stands in the library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.[1]
Distinctions
- 1863: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[3]
Personal life
In 1848, William Brand married Eleanor Bruce Mitchell. They had 3 children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Paterson, Leonie (12 December 2016). "William Brand WS – First Treasurer of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh". https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/23140.
- ↑ "The Botanical Society of Edinburgh: Instituted 17th March 1836". 1840. https://books.google.com/books?id=vUJCAQAAMAAJ&q=William+Brand+botanist&pg=PA17.
- ↑ C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)". https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf.
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