Illustration showing Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Illustration showing Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 - 1911); British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, On his left is Gabriel Stokes and on his right J.J. Sylvester the mathematician

1817 Botanist Closest Dalton Darwin Hooker Mathematician Stokes

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