James Britten

James Britten
Born(1846-05-03)May 3, 1846
Chelsea, London, England
DiedOctober 8, 1924(1924-10-08) (aged 78)
Known forEditor of Journal of Botany, British and Foreign
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
British Museum
Britten

James Britten (3 May 1846 – 8 October 1924) was an English botanist.

Biography

Born in Chelsea, London, he moved to High Wycombe in 1865 to begin a medical career. However he became increasingly interested in botany, and began writing papers on the subject. His first publication was probably that published in the Journal of Botany in 1863. He became a Catholic in 1867, and was involved at various times in social work and training choirs in Brentford, Isleworth, and Southwark.[1]

In 1869, he was appointed a junior at the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In 1871, he joined the Department of Botany at the British Museum and remained in this position until his retirement in 1909.[2] In 1879, he succeeded Henry Trimen as editor of the Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. He would hold the editorship for around 45 years. Botanist Norman Hall wrote of Britten: "Britten threw himself fully into the editorship, although his pungent remarks on papers submitted were not always appreciated."[3]

Britten was also heavily involved in the Catholic Truth Society. This had lapsed in 1872, but Britten helped revive it in 1884, and dominated the movement for many years.[4] In 1896, during his time as secretary of the Society, they published Protestant Fiction.[5]

This earned him an appointment as Knight and later Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Leo XIII.[3] He died at age 79.

Publications

  • John Fleming MD, (1747-1829)[6] botanist

Botanical reference

The standard author abbreviation Britten is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Britten, James", The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 19Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Britten, James (1846 – 1924) | meiosis.org.uk". www.meiosis.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hall, Norman (1978). Botanists of the Eucalypts. Austria: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. ISBN 0643002715.
  4. ^ "CTS History". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  5. ^ Protestant fiction
  6. ^ "John Fleming, M. D. (1747-1829)". 1863.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index. Britten.

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