Science · 1773–1858

Robert Brown

Scottish scientist who first identified the nucleus of a cell

Did you know?The random movement of particles in a fluid is named Brownian motion after his observations of pollen grains in water.

Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.

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