Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker | |
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Born | Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom | 30 June 1817
Died | 10 December 1911 Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom | (aged 94)
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Kew Gardens |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Hook.f. |
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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]