Person Hooker; Sir; William Jackson (1785 - 1865); botanist Hooker William Jackson Sir botanist 1785 - 1865 British Male Norwich, Norfolk, England 06 July 1785 Kew, Surrey 12 August 1865

Halesworth, Suffolk

Botanist Botany Education: Norwich School Career: Inherited landed property and devoted himself to natural science; made botanical excursions to Iceland (1809), France, Switzerland and Northern Italy (1814); Regius Professor of Botany, University of Glasgow (1820); first Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (1841-1865), placed his vast botanical collections there; died of a disease of the throat Honours: Kt 1836 Memberships: FLS Son of Joseph Hooker, in business in Norwich, and his wife Lydia; married (12 June 1815) Maria, eldest daughter of Dawson Turner (FRS 1802); father of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (FRS 1847) Fellow 09/01/1812 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1866-1867 vol 15 pp xxv-xxx References: Gudrun Richardson, 'A Norfolk Network within the Royal Society' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 27-39, plate R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8325 6 Jul 1785 - 12 Aug 1865 NA3321 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/46874997 a4725a6f-a77a-4554-8a79-59109d079599