Anne Brewis

Lady Anne Brewis MBE (26 March 1911 – 31 March 2002),[1][2] daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne was an English botanist.

Noar Hill

As a child, Brewis had spent long holidays studying the orchids on Noar Hill,[3] near Selborne. This led her to study the works of Gilbert White, and eventually to a degree in Zoology at Somerville College, Oxford. Her marriage to John Brewis took her to many localities before returning to Hampshire on her husband's retirement.[4] Over the next 27 years, she meticulously catalogued hundreds of species,[5] and co-authored the definitive guide to Hampshire's plant life.[6] Every summer she would organise botanical safaris for local children.

Bibliography
  • The Flora of Hampshire, Bowman P, Brewis A, Mabey R, Rose F. 1996. Harley Books. ISBN 0-946589-34-8.
  • Natural History of Selborne, White G. 1789 (repr: 1977) Penguin London, ISBN 0-14-043112-8 Hampshire(1996).

References
  1. Obituary, The Times, Friday April 12th 2002.
  2. Chapter 6 Lady Anne Brewis MBE 1911-2002
  3. In retirement, Brewis was a warden at this nature reserve for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
  4. See Rev John Salusbury Brewis, (Who's Who 1970 p366- ISBN 0-7136-1140-5)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Bowman, Brewis et al., 1996
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