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Audrey Brooks

1933 – 2018

British botanist

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About Audrey Brooks

Lived 1933 – 2018 (aged 84). Audrey Brooks was a British botanist.

Audrey Vera Brooks (1933–2018) was a British botanist, plant pathologist, and author. She is particularly known for her work for the Royal Horticultural Society where she was the first woman to hold a senior position.

Career

Brooks was born in Kent in 1933. Brooks studied agricultural botany at the University of Aberystwyth. In 1957 Brooks started work as an assistant plant pathologist for the Royal Horticultural Society at RHS Garden, Wisley. In 1964 she was promoted to plant pathologist and campaigned for a salary commensurate with her male colleagues. Brooks continued to work for the Royal Horticultural Society, eventually becoming the senior plant pathologist and the Education Officer overseeing Royal Horticultural Society examinations.

While at the Royal Horticultural Society, Brooks edited the RHS Gardens Club Journal and produced several books on plant disease and disorders which remain set texts for RHS qualifications.

Brooks retired from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.

Publications

with Andrew Halstead Garden Pests and Diseases (Royal Horticultural Society's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening) Vegetable Pests, Diseases and Disorders (Wisley) (Royal Horticultural Society 1977) with Keith M Harris and Andrew Halstead Fruit pests, Diseases and Disorders (Royal Horticultural Society 1976)

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Important facts

Birth century
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Education
Aberystwyth University
Also known as
Audrey Vera Brooks

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Audrey Brooks's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Audrey Brooks?

British botanist (1933-2018)

When was Audrey Brooks born?

Audrey Brooks was born on 3 October 1933 in Kent.

When did Audrey Brooks die?

Audrey Brooks died on 18 January 2018.

What was Audrey Brooks's occupation?

Audrey Brooks was a botanist.

What nationality was Audrey Brooks?

Audrey Brooks was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Audrey Brooks

· Wikidata: Q50927497

· DBpedia: Audrey Brooks

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