Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911)
Author of Himalayan Journals
About the Author
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Works by Joseph Dalton Hooker
Himalayan journals : notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c. In two volumes- Vol II (2005) 3 copies
Flora of British India : Vol. VI 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Hooker, Joseph Dalton
- Birthdate
- 1817-06-30
- Date of death
- 1911-12-10
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Glasgow (Medicine)
Glasgow High School - Occupations
- botanist
explorer - Organizations
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Director, 1865-85)
Royal Society (President, 1873-77) - Awards and honors
- Victoria Medal of Honour
Royal Society (Fellow, 1847)
Darwin Medal (1892)
Linnean Medal (1888)
Darwin-Wallace Medal (1908)
Order of Merit (1907) (show all 11)
Order of the Star of India (Knight Commander, 1897)
Order of the Bath (Companion, 1869)
Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1883)
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (foreign member, 1885)
Pour le Mérite (1902) - Relationships
- Hooker, William Jackson (father)
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Halesworth, Suffolk, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Place of death
- Sunningdale, Berkshire, England, UK
- Burial location
- St. Anne's Church, London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Himalayan journals; Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c by Joseph Dalton Hooker
This second edition, printed one year after the first edition is a smaller format with 2 volumes bound in one
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- Members
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
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