Agnes Arber

Plant morphologist and philosopher of biology, the first woman botanist elected to the Royal Society.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Her monographs on water plants, grasses, and monocot form became standards.
• In 1946 she became the first female botanist made a Fellow of the Royal Society.
• Her late works, like The Mind and the Eye, examined how biologists actually think.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1879 – 1960