Joseph Dalton Hooker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Dalton Hooker

British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1817

Place of Birth: Halesworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1911

Profession: surgeon, botanist, mycologist, explorer, bryologist, pteridologist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century.
He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend.
For twenty 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.