Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer

Synopsis

Joseph Hooker (1817–1911) Was A Groundbreaking Botanist Who Circled The Globe Discovering, Describing, Naming, Or Introducing Over 12,000 Plants That Have Since Changed The Makeup Of Our Gardens And Landscape. His Plant Collecting Expeditions, First To Antarctica And Later To India And The Himalayas, And His Publications, Many Of Which Were Illustrated By The Prolific Victorian Botanical Artist Walter Hood Fitch, Secured His Reputation In The Scientific Community And Attracted The Attention Of Charles Darwin, Who Became A Friend And Confidante. In 1865 Hooker Succeeded His Father Sir William Hooker As The Director Of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. And In 1877 He Took A Highly Successful Expedition To The Western United States With The Leading American Botanist Asa Gray. With Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer, Pat Griggs And Jim Endersby Present A Compelling Biography Of One Of The World's Great Botanists Through The Many Relationships That Influenced His Life And Shaped His Ideas--publisher's Description. Joseph Dalton Hooker : Naturalist, Traveller And More -- Naturalist And Traveller -- Joseph Hooker's Legacy : The Uk Overseas Territories -- Family Man, Friend And Colleague -- Director Of Kew And Scientific Figurehead -- Further Information About Joseph Hooker. Pat Griggs ; With An Introduction By Jim Endersby. This Book Is Based On The Exhibition Joseph Hooker: Naturalist, Traveller And More Shown In The Shirley Sherwood Gallery Of Botanical Art At The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew From November 2011-april 2012--colophon. Fold-out Of Front And Back Cover Have Illustrations. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 63).