Joseph Dalton Hooker
British botanist and explorer (1817–1911) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB PRS (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century.[1] He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend.[2] For 20 years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science.[3][4]
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Born | (1817-06-30)30 June 1817 Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
Died | 10 December 1911(1911-12-10) (aged 94) Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Kew Gardens |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Hook.f. |
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