Winifred M. A. Brooke Explained

Winifred M. A. Brooke
Birth Date:1893
Birth Place:Stroud Green, London, England
Death Date:4 November 1975
Death Place:Alton, Hampshire, England
Fields:Botany
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Winifred Mary Adelaide Brooke (16 February 1893 – 4 November 1975) was a British botanist, illustrator and author who made scientifically significant collections of botany specimens, including in the Bolivian Andes. The plant genus Misbrookea was named in her honour by Vicki Funk.

Early life

Brooke was born on 16 February 1893[1] in Stroud Green, London, England.[2] She was the daughter of Margaret Ling Brooke (née Livermore) and Rev. Charles William Alfred Brooke. During her childhood she spend time in Switzerland and co-authored a travel book with her mother on the subject.

Brooke was the President of the Alton Natural History Society, was elected as a member of the British Entomological and Natural History Society in 1930,[3] and was elected to the Linnean Society of London on 24 May 1946.[4]

Plant collecting

In 1936, Brooke traveled to the Canary Islands where she collected botanical specimens now held in the Natural History Museum, London, the New York Botanical Garden and the Field Museum. She also traveled to Lesotho collecting and making water colour sketches of plants from 1937 to 1938.[5] While there, she made scientifically important botany collections that are held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1948 Brooke undertook a journey to South America on the encouragement of Dr. John Ramsbottom, of the British Museum Natural History.[6] She traveled first to Bolivia, arriving in December 1948, staying there until November 1949. Brooke herself acknowledged the assistance of Professor Martín Cárdenas during this time.[7] She then traveled on to Chile. While in South America she established a collection of over 2000 herbarium specimens and described numerous species new to science.[8] Brooke also traveled to Sarawak, again collecting specimens and describing species new to science. Some of the specimens she collected in Sarawak were subsequently sold to the Smithsonian Institution.[9]

Death

She died in Alton, Hampshire on 4 November 1975.[10] The Royal Geographical Society holds Brooke's notes on Switzerland and her guidebooks.[11] The Natural History Museum, London hold her field notes, determination lists, and seed lists.

Eponyms

The genus and some of the species named in honour of Brooke are:

Publications

As Author:

As Illustrator:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moffett, Rodney. A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho. Sun Media. 2014. 9781920382346. Bloemfontein. 51.
  2. Web site: Brooke, Winifred Mary Adelaide. www.nationaalherbarium.nl. 2017-09-10.
  3. Morris. M. G.. 1976. Presidential Address.. Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society.. en. 9. 65. 0525-5252. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Cotton. A. D.. 1 July 1947. Proceedings of the Anniversary Meeting 24 May 1946. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 158. 2. 118–123. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1947.tb00457.x. 0370-0461.
  5. Book: Botanical Exploration Southern Africa. Gunn. Mary. Codd. L. E.. A.A. Balkema. 1981. 978-0869611296. Cape Town. 104.
  6. Crabbe. J. A.. 1967. Bolivian Pteridophytes collected by Winifred Brooke.. The British Fern Gazette. en. 9. 8. 309–320. 0524-5826. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  7. Brooke. W. M. A.. 1953. Some Bolivian plants. Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society.. en. 1950–1953. 137–143. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  8. Brooke, Winifred Mary Adelaide (1893–1975) on JSTOR. en.
  9. Web site: Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.. 1959. archive.org. 13. en. 2017-09-10.
  10. 2 December 1975. Notices under the Trustee Act, 1925, s. 27. The London Gazette. 46753. 15406. The National Archives, United Kingdom..
  11. Web site: Brooke, W. M. A.. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. en-GB. 2017-09-10.
  12. Funk. V. A.. 1997. Misbrookea, a new monotypic genus removed from Werneria s.l. (Compositae: Senecioneae). Brittonia. en. 49. 1. 110–117. 10.2307/2807702. 0007-196X. 2807702. 19258410 .
  13. Bremekamp. C.E.B.. 1969. An annotated list of the Acanthaceae collected by Miss W. M. A. Brooke on her travels in Bolivia. Mededelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht. 331. 1. 420–430. 2352-5754. Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  14. Web site: Tropicos Name – Stephanophysum brookeae Bremek.. www.tropicos.org. 2017-09-10.
  15. Book: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Eggli. Urs. Newton. Leonard E.. Springer Science & Business Media. 2013. 978-3-642-05597-3. 32. 10.1007/978-3-662-07125-0. 35535824 .
  16. News: Cosmianthemum brookeae Bremek. - Google Arts & Culture. Google Cultural Institute. 2017-09-10. en.
  17. Bremekamp. C.E.B.. 1960. New Bornean Acanthaceae. Blumea. 10. 1. 151–175. 0006-5196. Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  18. News: Phyllagathis brookei M.P. Nayar – Google Arts & Culture. Google Cultural Institute. 2017-09-10. en.

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