▁Hen ning ▁Brand is ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁supre me ▁court ▁justice ▁Bern hard ▁Brand is ▁and ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁German - B rit ish ▁botan ist ▁and ▁forest ry ▁academic ▁and ▁administrator ▁Sir ▁Diet rich ▁Brand is , ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Forest ry ▁Service ▁in ▁British ▁India ▁and ▁who ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁tropical ▁forest ry . ▁Sir ▁Diet rich ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁civil ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁as ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁te ak ▁for ests ▁of ▁P egu ▁division ▁in ▁eastern ▁Bur ma , ▁shortly ▁after ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁British ▁forest ry ▁administration ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades ▁as ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁For ests ▁of ▁India , ▁receiving ▁a ▁British ▁kn ighth ood ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Hen ning ▁Brand is ' ▁father ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Raj . ▁The ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁and ▁in ▁Sim la ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁Hen ning ▁Brand is ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁founded ▁the ▁Sir ▁Diet rich ▁Brand is ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁great - grand father ▁was ▁the ▁prominent ▁phil os opher ▁Christian ▁August ▁Brand is , ▁who ▁was ▁t utor ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁King ▁O th o ▁of ▁Greece . ▁His ▁great - gre at - grand father ▁Jo achim ▁Diet rich ▁Brand is ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁medicine ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Den mark