Joseph Banks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Banks

English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1743

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1820

Profession: botanist, archaeologist, scientific explorer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (24 February [O.S.
13 February] 1743 – 19 June 1820) 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.
He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame.
He held the position of president of the Royal Society for over 41 years.
He advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, he made Kew the world's leading botanical gardens.
He is credited for bringing 30,000 plant specimens home with him; amongst them, he discovered 1,400.
Banks advocated British settlement in New South Wales and colonisation of Australia, as well as the establishment of Botany Bay as a place for the reception of convicts, and advised the British government on all Australian matters.
He is credited with introducing the eucalyptus, acacia, and the genus named after him, Banksia, to the Western world.
Around 80 species of plants bear his name.
He was the leading founder of the African Association and a member of the Society of Dilettanti, which helped to establish the Royal Academy.



Alternative names	Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 July 1723	23 February 1792
Location of birth/death	Plympton	London
Work location	London, Plympton, Italy
Authority control	: Q194402 VIAF: 27081216 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5237 ULAN: 500004539 LCCN: n84168483 NLA: 35449606 WorldCat