Bibliograph

Joseph Hooker, botanical trailblazer, Pat Griggs ; with an introduction by Jim Endersby

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Label

Joseph Hooker, botanical trailblazer, Pat Griggs ; with an introduction by Jim Endersby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 63)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Joseph Hooker

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

758984374

Responsibility statement

Pat Griggs ; with an introduction by Jim Endersby

Sub title

botanical trailblazer

Summary

"Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) was a groundbreaking botanist who circled the globe discovering, describing, naming, or introducing over 12,000 plants that have since changed the makeup of our gardens and landscape. His plant collecting expeditions, first to Antarctica and later to India and the Himalayas, and his publications, many of which were illustrated by the prolific Victorian botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch, secured his reputation in the scientific community and attracted the attention of Charles Darwin, who became a friend and confidante. In 1865 Hooker succeeded his father Sir William Hooker as the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. And in 1877 he took a highly successful expedition to the Western United States with the leading American botanist Asa Gray. With Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer, Pat Griggs and Jim Endersby present a compelling biography of one of the world's great botanists through the many relationships that influenced his life and shaped his ideas"--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Joseph Dalton Hooker : naturalist, traveller and more -- Naturalist and traveller -- Joseph Hooker's legacy : The UK Overseas Territories -- Family man, friend and colleague -- Director of Kew and scientific figurehead -- Further information about Joseph Hooker

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