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Professor Brian John Grieve (15 August 1907–5 September 1997) was an Australian botanist best known for his multi-volume book series How to know Western Australian wildflowers. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life How to know Western Australian wildflowers is a series of books that provide illustrated keys to the vascular flora of the southern half of Western Australia.

Born in Allans Flat, Victoria, he was educated at Williamstown High School, then matriculated to the University of Melbourne. Allans Flat is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Osbornes Flat Road north-east of Yackandandah. Williamstown High School is a State school situated in Williamstown Victoria, Australia. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. He graduated with First Class Honours in Botany in 1929, and the following year was awarded an M.Sc.. The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for Undergraduate degrees ( Bachelor's degrees and some Master's degrees Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M He then won an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship that enabled him to undertake Doctoral studies at the University of London. The 1851 Research Fellowship is a scheme conducted by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to annually award a two-year research Scholarship to approximately "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK.

Grieve returned to Victoria in 1931, taking up a lecturing position at the University of Melbourne. He remained there until 1947, except for a period in 1938 and 1939 when he studied mycology at the University of Cambridge, and a brief time serving in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve early in World War II. Mycology (from the Greek μύκης meaning "fungus" is the branch of Biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During World War II his university research included an investigation into fungal contamination of field glasses in New Guinea. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ Binocular telescopes, or binoculars (also known as field glasses are two identical or Mirror - symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known

In 1947, Grieve moved to Western Australia to become head of the University of Western Australia's Botany Department. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The University of Western Australia (UWA is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia. In 1957 he became the Department's Foundation Professor. His research interests were broad, taking in general botany, anatomy, physiology, genetics, biosystematics, ecology, mycology and systematics. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Mycology (from the Greek μύκης meaning "fungus" is the branch of Biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic Biological systematics is the study of the diversity of Life on the planet Earth both past and present and the relationships among living things through time Later, he began to specialise in the physiology of Australia's native plants, especially their water relationships. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Grieve was a long-time member of the Royal Society of Western Australia, joining in 1948, and twice serving as President. The Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA promotes Science in Western Australia. He was made an Honorary Life Member in 1975, and was awarded the Society's Medal in 1979. He also served on the Kings Park Board from 1959 to 1978.

In the public's eye, he is best known for his contributions to the How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers project, a series of books on systematic identification of the flora of Western Australia begun by William Blackall, and continued by Grieve after Blackall's death in 1941. William E Blackall (1876–1941 was a Western Australia medical doctor who made a substantial contribution to that state's Botany. Interestingly, despite working on the project for over fifty years, he never published a formal taxonomic paper, and so does not have a formal botanical author abbreviation.

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George, A. S. (1997). Alexander Segger George (born 4 April 1939 is a Western Australian Botanist. "Brian John Grieve". Journal of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society 80 (4): 289–290. Royal Western Australian Historical Society has for many decades been the main association for Western Australians to collectively work for adequate understanding and protection of the

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