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Biographical entry Hooker, William Jackson (1785 - 1865)

Born
6 July 1785
England
Died
12 August 1865
Occupation
Botanist and Botanical artist

Summary

William Jackson Hooker was the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1841-65, collected specimens from all parts of the world, and made Kew a focus for the collection of botanical specimens from Australia. He was the father of J.D. Hooker.

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • Linnean Society of London - Records, 1792 - 1870, FM 4/2699; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Herbarium, Melbourne

  • William Jackson Hooker - Records, 1854 - 1863, MSS M2; National Herbarium, Melbourne. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • John MacGillivray - Records, 1844 - 1855, mfm G 1881; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

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Online Resources

  • National Library of Australia, 'Hooker, William Jackson', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-864237. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 16 September 2004