Person Arber; Agnes (1879 - 1960); botanist Arber Agnes botanist Robertson 1879 - 1960 British Female 26 Regent's Park Road, London, England 23 February 1879 18790223 Hope Nursing Home, Cambridge, England 22/03/1960 19600322 Burial: St Andrew's Churchyard, Girton Church, Cambridgeshire, England

9 Elsworthy Terrace, Primrose Hill, London (childhood address) 52 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge (1945)

Botanist Comparative anatomy Plant anatomy Botany Plant morphology Education: North London Collegiate School for Girls (1887); University College, London, BSc (1899); Newnham College, Cambridge Career: Rsearch Assistant to Miss Ethel Sargant, who had a private laboratory in her home, Reigate (1902); Quain Student in Biology, University College, London (1903-1908); research work at Balfour Laboratory, Newnham College (after 1909-1927); studied grasses and fossil plants; studied early printed herbals and published a book on them (1912); Research Fellow, Newnham College (1912-1913 and 1918-1920); Fellow of University College, London; Keddey Fletcher-Warr Student, University of London (1920-1923); Leverhulme Research Fellow (1936-1938). Memberships: FLS (1908); Botanical Society of America (Corresponding Member) Awards/Medals: Gold Medal of the Linnean Society 1948 Parents: Henry Robert Robertson who ran a private school at Slough, and his wife Agnes Lucy Turner Spouse: Edward Alexander Newell Arber, demonstrator in paleobotany, Cambridge University (5 August 1909) Children: Muriel Agnes Arber (1913–2004), geologist First woman botanist to be elected to the Royal Society, and third woman overall to receive the Fellowship. Noted for her studies in comparative anatomy of plants, particularly monocotyledons. An Agnes Arber PhD thesis prize in comparative biology at the University of Cambridge was created in May 2024. A brand of gin is named in her honour. Fellow 21/03/1946 67 Arthur George Tansley Hugh Hamshaw Thomas Harry Godwin Ernest John Maskell William Henry Lang Walter Stiles Frederick Ernest Weiss Frederick Tom Brooks David Thoday Birbal Sahni Francis Wall Oliver Sources: DSB; DNB Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1960 vol 6 pp 1-11, plate, by H Hamshaw Thomas References: Joan Mason, 'The Women Fellows' Jubilee' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 125-140 Kathryn Packer, 'A Laboratory of One's Own: The Life and Works of Agnes Arber, FRS (1879-1960)' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 87-104 Arber A, GA WS 2291.jpg ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1960.0021 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Arber%2C+Agnes RCN 40465 RCN 22199 RCN 22198 RCN 11436 RCN 25259 RCN 25260 RCN 25258 RCN 16502 RCN 16503 RCN 16504 RCN 16505 RCN 16506 RCN R83664 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH290 23 Feb 1879 - 22 Mar 1960 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 23/07/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7959 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100968547 90f3f8f3-9b89-469d-89f0-f9114f3610cf