Joseph Dalton Hooker
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- Born
- ( 1817-06-30 ) 30 June 1817, Halesworth , Suffolk, England
- Died
- 10 December 1911 (1911-12-10) (aged 94), Sunningdale , Berkshire, England
- Alma mater
- University of Glasgow
- Spouse
- Frances Harriet Henslow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1851 ; died 1874 ) Hyacinth Symonds ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1875 )
- Children
- 9, including Harriet and Reginald
- Awards
- Clarke Medal (1885) Copley Medal (1887) Linnean Medal (1888) Darwin Medal (1892) Order of Merit (1907) Darwin–Wallace Medal (1908)
- Fields
- Botany
- Institutions
- Kew Gardens
- Author abbrev botany
- Hook.f.
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) 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.
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