Brotherus is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
used first around 1600 by Stephan Sigfridi Brotherus, who was a priest in the town of
Vantaa
Vantaa (; , ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropoli ...
in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. There are currently about 100 people alive with this surname, most of whom are living in Finland.
Notable people
The botanist
Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus
Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (28 October 1849 – 9 February 1929) was a Finnish botanist who studied the mosses (Bryophyta). He is best known for authoring the treatment of 'Musci' in Engler and Prantl's '' Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien''.
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was a well-known bearer of the name. Many living and deceased members of the family can be found fro
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Robert Johannes Brotherus
Elina Brotherus is a photographer who attended the Helsinki School.
Robert Brotherus is an American rally driver of Finnish origin, who helped bring back the
Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race
The Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race, also known as the Climb to the Clouds, is a timed hillclimb auto race up the Mount Washington Auto Road to the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. It is one of the oldest auto races in the count ...
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References
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