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WHF/13
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Letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to William Henry Flower (with photocopies).
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- 1870 - 1898 (Creation)
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Extent: 1 folder, 17 letters
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Letters from Joseph Hooker, Director at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew to William Henry Flower
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Admin History: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB PRS (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. He served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker 1n 1865.
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R3287
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