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Frederick Tom Brooks
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Frederick Tom Brooks, 1933
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| Born | 17 December 1882 Somerset, England
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| Died | 11 March 1952 Cambridge, England
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| Awards | FRS (1930) |
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| Fields | botany, mycology, plant diseases |
| Institutions | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Notable students | Ted Bollard Margaret Keay |
Frederick Tom Brooks (born December 17, 1882, died March 11, 1952) was an English scientist. He was a botanist, which means he studied plants. He also became a Professor of Botany at the famous University of Cambridge. He was known for his important work on plant diseases and fungi.
Early Life and Education
Frederick Tom Brooks was born in Wells, Somerset, England. His father was Edward Brooks. Frederick went to Sexey's School in Somerset from 1895 to 1898. After that, he studied at Merrywood Teacher Training College in Bristol.
In 1902, he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. This is a college within the University of Cambridge.
Family Life
In 1907, Frederick married Emily Broderick. They did not have any children.
Career and Discoveries
Frederick Brooks worked in the botany department at Cambridge. From 1905 to 1917, he helped teach and research there. During the First World War, he worked as a plant pathologist. This means he studied plant diseases to help with food production.
After the war, he became a lecturer at Cambridge in 1919. He taught students about plants. Later, he became a reader, which is a higher teaching and research role.
In 1936, he became the Professor of Botany at Cambridge. This was a very important position. He focused on mycology, which is the study of fungi. He researched many plant problems, including a disease called silver-leaf disease that affects fruit trees.
Awards and Recognition
Frederick Brooks was recognized for his important scientific work. In 1930, he was chosen to be a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the United Kingdom. In 1946, he also became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He was also the president of the Cambridge Philosophical Society from 1945 to 1947. This society helps promote scientific research.
Legacy
Frederick Tom Brooks passed away in Cambridge when he was 70 years old.
In 1956, another scientist named Clifford Gerald Hansford honored him. He named a new group of fungi after Frederick Brooks. This group is called Brooksia. It belongs to a class of fungi called Dothideomycetes. Naming a new species or group after someone is a special way to remember their contributions to science.
