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John Bretland Farmer

1865 - 1944

Born

05 April 1865

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Died

26/01/1944

Exmouth Nursing Home, Exmouth, Devon, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
14/06/1900
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
35
Fields of Interest
Botany
Occupation
Botanist
Relationships
Parents: John Henry Farmer, of independent means, and Elizabeth Corbett, daughter of John Bretland of Nottingham. Spouse: Edith May Gertrude, daughter of the Revd Charles Pritchard, Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford (1892). Children: One daughter.