Addison Brown (1830-?) was an American lawyer and judge. He was born at West Newbury, Massachusetts, and was educated at Amherst College and Harvard College and Law School, graduating from the latter in 1854.
Admitted to the bar of New York in 1855, he practiced there with success until 1881, when he was appointed judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This office he filled until 1901, when he resigned. His judicial opinions, upward of 1800 in number, dealing largely with the law of shipping, admiralty, extradition, and bankruptcy, are printed in The Federal Reporter, volumes viii-cxv.
Judge Brown also gained a reputation as a botanist. He was one of the founders of the New York Botanical Garden (1891) and published the following works:
- Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada (three volumes, 1896-98; new edition, 1913 — with Nathaniel L. Britton)
- The Elgin Botanical Garden and its Relation to Columbia College and the New Hampshire Grants (1908)
References
- ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
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External links
 Media related to Britton & Brown, Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada at Wikimedia Commons. Information related to Addison Brown from Wikispecies.- Britton, Nathaniel; Addison Brown (1898). An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundray of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian, Volume III, Apocynacea to Compositae; Dogbane to Thistle. Charles Scribner's Sons, 643 pages. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- Britton, Nathaniel; Addison Brown (1913). An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundray of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian, Volume II, Amaranthaceae to Loganiaceae. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2052 pages. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Addison Brown (1913). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundray of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian, Second Edition -- Revised and Enlarged, Volume III Gentianaceae to Compositae -- Gentian to Thistle, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
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