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]

The standard author abbreviation Braithw. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

^ "BRAITHWAITE, Robert". Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ International Plant Names Index. Braithw.

External links

[1] "BRAITHWAITE, Robert". Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[Bygone-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] International Plant Names Index. Braithw.

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