Sir Joseph Hooker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkb:scientist
botanist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:authorAbbreviationBotany gptkb:Hook.f.
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkbp:birthDate 1817-06-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Halesworth,_Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Brian_Harvey_Hodgson_Hooker
gptkb:Reginald_Hawthorn_Hooker
gptkbp:correspondedWith gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:deathDate 1911-12-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sunningdale,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Glasgow_University
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:Himalayan_expedition_(1847–1851)
gptkb:India
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Antarctic_expedition_(1839–1843)
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Jackson_Hooker
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:explorer
botany
plant taxonomy
biogeography
gptkbp:friendOf gptkb:Charles_Darwin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Joseph Hooker
gptkbp:knownFor contributions to plant taxonomy
directorship at Kew Gardens
support of Darwin's theory of evolution
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Linnean_Society_of_London
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Flora_of_British_India
gptkb:Genera_Plantarum
gptkb:Handbook_of_the_New_Zealand_Flora
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Director_of_the_Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._Anne's_Church,_Kew
gptkbp:signature Joseph Dalton Hooker signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hyacinth_Symonds
gptkb:Frances_Harriet_Henslow
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5