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Joseph Dalton Hooker

(1817–1911) Botanist United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Joseph Dalton Hooker was a botanist from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Quick Facts About Joseph Dalton Hooker

Born
June 30, 1817
Died
December 10, 1911
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession
Botanist
Spouse
Frances Hooker

About Joseph Dalton Hooker

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Copley Medal Clarke Medal Royal Medal Darwin Medal Cothenius Medal Darwin–Wallace Medal Linnean Medal
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Victoria Medal of Honour Albert Medal Companion of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Fellow of the Royal Society Founder’s Medal Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London

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