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  1. Robert Brown (born December 21, 1773, Montrose, Angus, Scotland—died June 10, 1858, London, England) was a Scottish botanist best known for his descriptions of cell nuclei and of the continuous motion of minute particles in solution, which came to be called Brownian motion.

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  2. Feb 29, 2024 · Who is Robert Brown and what did he do to Joanna Simpson? Robert Brown is a former airline pilot who hit his estranged wife over the head with a claw hammer and killed her.

  3. Feb 28, 2024 · When Robert Brown killed his ex-wife Joanna Simpson, his profession provided his nickname: the British Airways killer. Last year his automatic release from prison was blocked by the Lord ...

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  4. Robert Brown, a botanist, collected, studied and classified thousands of plant flora he collected from the Flinders expedition to Australia in 1801 – 1805. He described Brownian motion, the movement of small particles in solution, which is named after him and he described and named the plant cell nuclei.

  5. Feb 28, 2024 · A man who killed his millionairess wife with a claw hammer has lost a court bid to be freed from prison. Joanna Simpson, 46, was bludgeoned to death by Robert Brown in Ascot, Berkshire, in...

  6. Robert Brown was a leading botanist in his era, very well respected for his excellence in science, and the naturalist on board the HMS Navigator on the historic Flinders voyage to Australia (New Holland) in 1801.

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  8. Considered as the pioneer of the 'Brownian Motion', Robert Brown, who set out to be a doctor, soon discovered his love for botany, thus changing the course of his life. As a botanist, he excelled, developing a passion for cryptogams, more commonly known as mosses.