Joseph Dalton Hooker
British botanist and explorer
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB PRS was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. Wikipedia
Born: June 30, 1817, Halesworth, United Kingdom
Died: December 10, 1911 (age 94 years), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Children: Marie Elizabeth Hooker, Charles Paget Hooker, Brian Harvey Hodgson Hooker, and more
Parents: William Jackson Hooker and Maria Turner
Education: University of Glasgow
Awards: Clarke Medal (1885), Copley Medal (1887), Linnean Medal (1888), and more