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Brittain B. (Brittain Bragunier) Robinson

b. 1899

An agricultural researcher and writer, he focused on fiber crops such as hemp, flax, ramie, and abaca for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His books and bulletins turn a specialized subject into a clear record of how useful plants were studied and grown in the mid-20th century.

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Hemp

Hemp

by Brittain B. (Brittain Bragunier) Robinson

About the author

Born in 1899, Brittain Bragunier Robinson wrote extensively about fiber-producing plants and is best known as the author of works including Hemp, Flax-fiber production, Ramie fiber production, and, with Falba L. Johnson, Abaca: A Cordage Fiber.

Library and archive records connect his name with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where his publications examined cultivation, processing, and regional adaptation of important industrial crops. Those writings show a practical, research-based interest in how plants could be used for rope, textiles, and other materials.

Late in life, he also compiled The Bragunier Family in America, published in 1969, suggesting an interest in family history alongside his scientific work. Available records identify him as Brittain B. Robinson, born in 1899 and deceased in 1969.