William Jackson Hooker

1785–1865

  Botanist . Father of Joseph Dalton Hooker. Regius professor of botany, Glasgow University, 1820. Appointed first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1841. Knighted, 1836. FRS 1812.

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See also Correspondence, volume(s): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12