William H. Hooker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Botanist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kew_Gardens
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:author The_British_Flora
gptkbp:awards Royal Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1785-07-13
gptkbp:child gptkb:Joseph_Dalton_Hooker
gptkbp:contribution Plant evolution
Plant systematics
Plant taxonomy
Plant anatomy
Plant biotechnology
Plant ecology
Plant genetics
Plant pathology
Plant physiology
Plant breeding
Plant distribution
Plant geography
Plant conservation
Plant classification
Plant hybridization
Botanical illustrations
Plant morphology
Plant nomenclature
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-08-12
gptkbp:field Botany
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Natural history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William H. Hooker
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:influencedBy Linnaeus
gptkbp:knownFor Plant taxonomy
gptkbp:members gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Flora_Boreali-Americana
gptkbp:positionHeld Director_of_the_Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Transactions_of_the_Linnean_Society
gptkbp:researchFocus Flowering plants
Lichens
Mosses
Ferns
Alpine_plants
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Kew,_London
gptkbp:spouse Lady_Elizabeth_Hooker