Botanist. Born Montrose, Scotland.
Librarian and curator of Joseph Banks' collection in Soho Square from 1810, and on Banks' death in 1820 Brown inherited the library and collection and was provided with accommodation in the back part of the building. In 1822 he leased the front part to the Linnean Society. In 1827 he presented the library and collection to the British Museum.
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Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher.  Born Pisa, Italy.  His improvements to the telescope enabled him to make new important astronomical observations which supported Copernicus’s...
Chemist. Born in Nice, France, to a British aristocratic family. Became a member of the Royal Society and discovered hydrogen. Following his father's death in 1783 he bought a house on Clapham Comm...
Electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most si...
Surveyor. Born Plymouth, godson of Samuel Johnson. Served in South Carolina. 1791 joined the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey and became its director in 1798. Thus a very important figure in the wor...
Architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower. Â Born Lincolnshire. Â Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral 1852 -Â 1899. Â Died Wimbledon.
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