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Hugh Brammer

October 22, 1925 - January 13, 2021

The administrator of this page is Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga

Hugh Brammer (M.A. Geography, Cambridge University, 1951) worked over 60 years as a soil scientist and agricultural advisor; becoming the foremost authority on the soils and agro-ecology of Bangladesh about which he wrote 11 books and numerous articles, as well as encouraging and supporting two generations of researchers and students. Hugh had a huge professional commitment to science as a geographer and soil scientist, and a fascination with every aspect of nature. He had a deep love of Bangladesh from investigating all its natural complexity and beauty and this became over more than 50 years virtually his second homeland. What a warm generous friend and helpful adviser he has been to us and many other researchers and students around the world. His advice to public policy makers and those working in NGOs was always considered, evidence based and truthful. He was honoured with gold medals for his work by the President of Bangladesh, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, and in the UK by the Royal Geographical Society, an OBE and an Honorary Fellowship of Downing College Cambridge. After a short illness, he sadly passed away on 13th January 2021. He will be much missed by his family and his friends across the world. On behalf of his family, Edward Clay, Steve Jones and Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga

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2021-01-22 11:11:38 wrote:

Sadly, I never got to know Hugh well but I remember his courteous and calm manner, when others were driven to distraction by the difficulties of working in Bangladesh, and his unfailing willingness to share his immense knowledge with others. His death is a great loss to us all. I spent four years in Bangladesh in the 1970s as the OXFAM representative. Our brief was to work in development. Like so many others I was ill-prepared for the task and it took time - which we didn’t have - and much guidance to help us make a professional, relevant contribution to a country of such complexity. Hugh was one of the first people to whom we could turn. He was unfailingly wise, he had a deep mine of information drawn from his own research and experience, and was widely respected, even by the Bangladesh government which was suspicious of foreigners. Further, he remained faithful to the country working in it for many years, so unusual for most of us were on short contracts.

2021-01-22 11:11:38 wrote: Sadly, I never got to know Hugh well but I remember his courteous and calm manner, when others were driven to distraction by the difficulties of working in Bangladesh, and his unfailing willingness to share his immense knowledge with others. His death is a great loss to us all. I spent four years in Bangladesh in the 1970s as the OXFAM representative. Our brief was to work in development. Like so many others I was ill-prepared for the task and it took time - which we didn’t have - and much guidance to help us make a professional, relevant contribution to a country of such complexity. Hugh was one of the first people to whom we could turn. He was unfailingly wise, he had a deep mine of information drawn from his own research and experience, and was widely respected, even by the Bangladesh government which was suspicious of foreigners. Further, he remained faithful to the country working in it for many years, so unusual for most of us were on short contracts.

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