david bramwell mbe (25 november 1942 – 20 january 2022) was an english botanist and taxonomist. he was the director of the jardín botánico canario viera y clavijo, gran canaria from 1974 until 2012. he was born in ormskirk, england. bramwell was director of the unesco chair for the conservation of plant biodiversity in macaronesia and west africa from 2011 until 2014.