Joseph Dalton Hooker
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| Born | 30 June 1817 Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Died | 10 December 1911 (aged 94) Sunningdale, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Kew Gardens |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Hook.f. |
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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 20 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.