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Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)

1773 to 1858 4 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) across 4 places, from 1773 to 1858. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) was documented, and when

21 December 1773exact date
Montrose, Angusattested “Robert Brown was born in Montrose, Scotland on 21 December 1773, in a house that existed on the site where Montrose Library currently stands.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
1790year
Aberdeenattested “As a child Brown attended the local Grammar School (now called Montrose Academy), then Marischal College at Aberdeen, but withdrew in his fourth year when the family moved to Edinburgh in 1790.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
1790year
Edinburghattested “As a child Brown attended the local Grammar School (now called Montrose Academy), then Marischal College at Aberdeen, but withdrew in his fourth year when the family moved to Edinburgh in 1790.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
10 June 1858exact date
Londonattested “Brown died at 17 Dean Street, Soho Square in London, on 10 June 1858.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)

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Places Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) is documented in

Aberdeen1 presence · 1790Edinburgh1 presence · 1790London1 presence · 1858
Montrose, Angus1 presence · 1773

Other places tied to Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) in the record

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January 1792month
Edinburghmentioned “Highlights for Brown during this period include his discovery of a new species of grass, Alopecurus alpinus, and his first botanical paper, "The botanical history of Angus", read to the Edinburgh Natural History Society in January 1792 b…” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
1794year
Irelandmentioned “Late in 1794 he enlisted in the Fifeshire Fencibles, and his regiment was posted to Ireland shortly after.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
December 1801month
King George Soundmentioned “Investigator arrived in King George Sound in what is now Western Australia in December 1801.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
May 1805month
Australiamentioned “Brown remained in Australia until May 1805.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)

Documented at the same place, the same year

Adam SmithEdinburgh · 1790Giuseppe MazziniLondon · 1858Samuel Butler (novelist)London · 1858

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