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Hooker, Joseph Dalton. Hon. LL.D. 1866. 2nd s. of Sir William Jackson, Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow. B. June 30, 1817, at Halesworth, Suffolk. M.A., Glasgow, 1839. Hon. LL.D., Glasgow, 1873; LL.D., Edin., 1884. F.R.S., 1847. F.L.S., 1839. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1866. Assistant Surgeon in the R.N. Naturalist in Sir J. C. Ross's Antarctic Expedition, 1839-43. Botanist to the Geological Survey, 1845. Assistant Director at Kew, 1855; succeeded his father as Director, 1865-85; retired. President of the Royal Society, 1873-8. C.B., 1869. K.C.S.I., 1877. G.C.S.I., 1897. O.M., 1907. Married (1) 1851, Frances Harriet, dau. of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, and had issue; (2) 1876, Hyacinth, dau. of the Rev. W. S. Symonds and widow of Sir W. Jardine, Bart. Died Dec. 9, 1911, at his residence, The Camp, Sunningdale. Father of the next two. (Scott, MSS.; Who was Who; D.N.B.; C. J. Fordyce; The Times, Dec. 12, 1911.) | Joseph Dalton HOOKER Approx. lifespan: 18171911 Hon.LLD 1866 2nd s. of Hooker, William Jackson, Sir employ Professor of Botany: Glasgow, [ Scotland ] b. Halesworth, Suffolk 1817:06:30 MA Glasgow: 1839 Hon.LLD Glasgow: 1873 LLD Edin 1884 FRS 1847 FLS 1839 Hon. DCL Oxford 1866 Assistant Surgeon: in R.N. Naturalist in Sir J. C. Ross' Antarctic Expedition, [ Antarctic ] 1839-43 Botanist: to Geological Survey 1845 Assistant Director: at Kew, [ Surrey ] 1855 succeeded his father as Director: 1865-85 [ab]retired[/ab] President of Royal Society 1873-78 CB 1869 KCSI 1877 GCSI 1897 OM 1907 m. (1) Frances Harriet HENSLOW dau. of Rev. John Stevens HENSLOW 1851 had issue m. (2) Hyacinth SYMONDS JARDINE SYMONDS dau. of Rev. W. S. SYMONDS JARDINE and widow of Sir W. JARDINE, Bart. 1876 d. at his residence The Camp, Sunningdale, [ Berkshire ] 1911:12:09 father of=the next two (Scott, MSS. ; Who was Who; D.N.B. ; C. J. Fordyce; The Times 1911:12:12) |