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Frederick Tom Brooks

1882 – 1952

English botanist

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About Frederick Tom Brooks

Lived 1882 – 1952 (aged 69). Frederick Tom Brooks was a British botanist and mycologist.

Frederick Tom Brooks CBE FRS (17 December 1882 – 11 March 1952) was an English botanist and Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.

Life

Brooks was born in Wells, Somerset the son of Edward Brooks and attended Sexey's School, Somerset from 1895 to 1898. He then attended Merrywood Teacher Training College in Bristol.

He went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1902.

In 1907, he married Emily Broderick. They had no children.

From 1905 to 1917, he held the role of demonstrator in the botany department. During the First World War, he had the role of plant pathologist in the Department of Food Production. From 1919 to 1931, he was a lecturer at Cambridge and from 1931 to 1936 a reader.

He became Professor of Botany at Cambridge in 1936. He specialised in mycology and investigated, amongst other things, silver-leaf disease of fruit trees. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1930

Publications Plant Diseases (1928)

Botanical reference

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Emmanuel College, Sexey's School, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Employers
University of Cambridge
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Also known as
F.T.Brooks

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Frederick Tom Brooks?

English botanist (1882-1952)

When was Frederick Tom Brooks born?

Frederick Tom Brooks was born on 17 December 1882 in Somerset.

When did Frederick Tom Brooks die?

Frederick Tom Brooks died on 11 March 1952 in Cambridge.

What was Frederick Tom Brooks's occupation?

Frederick Tom Brooks was a botanist and mycologist.

What nationality was Frederick Tom Brooks?

Frederick Tom Brooks was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frederick Tom Brooks

· Wikidata: Q5498873

· DBpedia: Frederick Tom Brooks

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