s ▁wid ow ▁from ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Pe el . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Eth n ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Interest ▁in ▁John ▁Franklin ' s ▁lost ▁expedition ▁ ▁Brown ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁exped itions ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Franklin . ▁He ▁defined ▁the ▁area ▁which ▁the ▁expedition ▁was ▁ultimately ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁reached , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁attended ▁to ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁published ▁The ▁North - west ▁Pass age ▁and ▁the ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁the ▁Search ▁for ▁Sir ▁John ▁Franklin : ▁a ▁review ▁( 1 8 6 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁compl iment ed ▁on ▁this ▁work ▁by ▁Alexander ▁von ▁H umb old t . ▁Brown ▁made ▁large ▁collections ▁illustr ative ▁of ▁Ar ctic ▁advent ure . ▁ ▁His ▁wife ▁prede ce ased ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁leaving ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Eth n ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D over , ▁Kent <0x0A> </s> ▁Bet ula ▁gross a , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Japanese ▁cher ry ▁bir ch , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bir ch ▁native ▁to ▁Japan , ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁naturally ▁in ▁mixed ▁wood land ▁on ▁hill ▁and ▁mountain ▁s lop es ▁in