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# Joseph Banks

(1743–1820)   Botanist

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Joseph Banks was a botanist.

## Quick Facts About Joseph Banks

Born February 24, 1743

Died June 19, 1820

Profession Botanist

## About Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.

##  Quotes by Joseph Banks

> [“Mr Humphry Davy is a lively and talented man, and a thorough chemist...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-banks/mr-humphry-davy-is-a-lively-and-talented-man-and-a-thorough-chemist/)

[Joseph Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-banks/)

[Chemist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chemist/)

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> [Who knows but that England may revive in New South Wales when it has sunk in Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-banks/who-knows-but-that-england-may-revive-in-new-south-wales-when-it-has/)

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[England](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/)

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> [O, how glorious would it be to set my heel upon the Pole and turn myself 360 degrees in a second!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-banks/o-how-glorious-would-it-be-to-set-my-heel-upon-the-pole-and-turn/)

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[360 degrees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/360-degrees/)

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