Joseph Dalton Hooker

Sir
Joseph Dalton Hooker
OM GCSI CB PRS
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB PRS
	Hooker in 1897
Born	30 June 1817; Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Died	10 December 1911 (aged 94); Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Education	University of Glasgow
Spouse	Frances Harriet Henslow (m. 1851; died 1874) Hyacinth Symonds (m. 1875);
Children	9, including Harriet and Reginald
Father	William Jackson Hooker
Awards	Clarke Medal (1885); Copley Medal (1887); Linnean Medal (1888); Darwin Medal (1892); Order of Merit (1907); Darwin–Wallace Medal (1908);
	Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Workplaces	Kew Gardens
Author abbrev. (botany)	Hook.f.
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was an English botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science.