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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, a 19th century English botanist and explorer, was the founder of geographic botany and Charles Darwin's best friend. For twenty years he was director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and received Britain's highest scientific honor.
Born30 June 1817, Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Died10 December 1911 (aged 94), Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsKew Gardens
Alma materGlasgow University
InfluencesGeorge Bentham, Charles Darwin, William Jackson Hooker
InfluencedWilliam Thiselton-Dyer
Notable awardsClarke Medal (1885), Copley Medal (1887), Linnean Medal (1888), Darwin Medal (1892), Order of Merit (1907), Darwin–Wallace Medal (1908)
Author abbrev. (botany)Hook.f.

About Joseph Dalton Hooker

Botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker was born on June 30, 1817 in England (He dies at the age of 94, on December 10, 1911).

Biologist Charles Darwin's close friend and one of England's most known botanists. For twenty years, he was the Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

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Joseph Dalton Hooker before becoming famous

Joseph Dalton Hooker was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1817 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After hearing stories about legendary explorers like James Cook as a child, he embarked on his first expedition - to the Antarctic - in 1839 as the ship's surgeon.

Achievement of Joseph Dalton Hooker

He went on six major journeys that took him to every corner of the globe, and he was the first scientist to officially embrace Darwin's theory of evolution.

Joseph Dalton Hooker's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Frances Harriet Henslow, he had four boys and three daughters.

Joseph Dalton Hooker Collabed with

Botanist Niels Hansen, who was born roughly 50 years after him, went on to become a well-known botanist.

Joseph Dalton Hooker Income & Net worth

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Joseph Dalton Hooker Height and Weight

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Latest information about Joseph Dalton Hooker updated on March 22 2023.