Joseph Banks
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 205 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 24,1743 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Argyll Street |
| Date of died | June 19,1820 |
| Died | Isleworth |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothea Banks |
| Parents | William Banks |
| Sarah Bate | |
| Spouse | Dorothea Hugessen |
| Known for | HMS Endeavour |
| Botany Bay | |
| Siblings | Sarah Sophia Banks |
| Books | Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Eton College | |
| Harrow School | |
| Christ Church | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 413195 |
Joseph Banks Life story
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Flowers, fruit and bakes compete for best in show
Oct 29,2021 2:57 am
... She was awarded the Banksian Medal, provided by the Royal Horticultural Society to all of its affiliated societies and named after scientist and gardener Sir Joseph Banks...
The clever-glass box, which at the same time, the world
Feb 16,2020 10:22 am
... the father of modern plant hunting, Sir Joseph Banks, was aware of the economic potential of moving plants from one colonial Outpost to another...
Maori-shoots: the UK deplores killings by the Endeavour crew
Feb 16,2020 6:46 am
... it was very much regretted, which documents the crew of the Endeavour at the time, as in the diary of Joseph Banks [the expedition s official botanist] and regret is not here today...