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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by Ray Desmond
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by Ray Desmond This book came out late in 2007, and the subtitle is Traveller and Plant Collector. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker’s life was a thrilling adventure: a daring explorer, a visionary scientist, and a close confidant to Charles Darwin. From the icy wastes of…
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022 Hieronymus Bock, John Henry Newman, Lady Joan Margaret Legge, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by Ray Desmond, and Anaïs Nin
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History 1554 Death of Hieronymus Bock (books about this person), German botanist, physician, and Lutheran minister. Regarded as one of the fathers of…
Read MoreA Look Back at the Massive Funeral for Charles Darwin
“Darwin was buried at the Abbey next to the eminent scientist Sir John Herschel and just a few feet away from Sir Isaac Newton.” April 26, 1882 On this day, thousands of people attended the funeral of Charles Darwin, which was held at noon sharp at Westminster Abbey. On his deathbed, at Down House,…
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“Life is short, and books are long.” December 10, 1911 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Victorian British botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society, and director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, who died at 94. Joseph accomplished much during his long life. The botanic gardens of…
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The World Famous Botanist The Allentown (Pennsylvania) Democrat paper reported that Joseph Hooker was 93 years old. Here’s what it said: “Sir Joseph Hooker, the world-famous botanist, received a personal note of congratulations from King George today on the occasion of his ninety-third birthday. Sir Joseph, who is still remarkably active for a man of…
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My Dear Little Lion Today is the anniversary of the death of the Victorian British botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society, and director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker who died on this day in 1911 at the age of 94. Hooker accomplished much during his long life. The botanic…
Read MoreHow a Young John Lindley Conditioned Himself for Plant Collecting in Sumatra
“After a few weeks, the Halesworth housekeeper noted that John‘s bed was always neat as a pin.She began to suspect he never slept in it.” November 1, 1865 On this day, the English gardener, a botanist, and an orchidologist, John Lindley, died. As a teenager, John left his father’s nursery business and went to London.…
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Adventurous and Active It was on this day in 1910 that the Allentown Democrat out of Allentown PA reported that Joseph Hooker was 93 years old. “Sir Joseph Hooker, the world-famous botanist, received a personal note of congratulations from King George today on the occasion of his ninety-third birthday. Sir Joseph, who is still remarkably…
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