Person Banks; Sir; Joseph (1743 - 1820); naturalist Banks Joseph Sir naturalist 1743 - 1820 British Male Argyle Street, London, England 13 February 1743 His house at Spring Grove, Isleworth 19 June 1820 Burial: Parish church, Isleworth

Soho Square, London

Botany Education: By private tutor then Harrow School; Eton School; entered Christ Church College, Oxford in 1760 where his interest in botany prompted him to procure a teacher in this field for the students. Matriculated as gentleman commoner from Christ Church, Oxford (1760) but left without taking a degree. DCL (1771, Oxon) Career: Made a botanical expedition collecting plants and other specimens with his Etonian friend Lieutenant Constantine Phipps RN to Labrador and Newfoundland (1766); took part in Captain James Cook's first great expedition to view the Transit of Venus and subsequent circumnavigation of the world in HMS Endeavour. Voyaged to Iceland (1772). Sailed with Cook's expedition in the "Endeavour", with Daniel Solander (FRS 1764) as one of his assistants (1768-1771) to explore the unchartered lands of the South Pacific, circumnavigating the globe visiting South America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Java; in New Zealand (1769-1770), collecting specimens including vines, fruit trees, melberry trees for silk worms; Banks and Solander visited the Hebrides and Iceland together (1772); Privy Councillor (1797). His collections and library passed to the then British Museum after his death. Memberships: Freemason, member, 1767, Old Horn Lodge No 2 at Fleece Tavern, Tothill Street, London, later Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge No 4(1766) Honours: Bt 1781; KCB 1795 Son of William Banks of Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire; grandson of Joseph Banks (FRS 1730) Royal Society roles: PRS 1778-1820 Fellow 01/05/1766 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Gudrun Richardson, 'A Norfolk Network within the Royal Society' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 27-39, plate Marta Cavazza, 'The Institute of Science of Bologna and the Royal Society in the eighteenth century' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 3-25, plate Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167 Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255 R K Bluhm, 'A Note on the Origin of the Society's Conversaziones' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 61-63 R E W Maddison and Raymond E Maddison, 'Spring Grove, the Country House of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., PRS' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 91-99 L F Gilbert, 'The Election to the Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 256-279 John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate G R de Beer, 'The Relations between Fellows of the Royal Society and French Men of Science when France and Britain were at War' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 244-299, plate A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 David E Allen, 'Man of the World', review of R E R Banks et al, eds, Sir Joseph Banks: A Global Perspective in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 336-337, plate Garry J Tee, 'Relics of Davy and Faraday in New Zealand' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 93-102 Harold B Carter, 'The Royal Society and the Voyage of HMS Endeavour 1768-71' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 245-260 Marie Boas Hall, 'The Enlightening of Science', review of John Gascoigne, Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment: Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 258-260, plate Milo Keynes, 'The Portland Vase: Sir William Hamilton, Josiah Wedgwood and the Darwins' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 237-259, plate Neil Chambers, 'Letters From the President: the Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 27-57, plate Patricia Fara, 'The Royal Society's Portrait of Joseph Banks' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 199-210, plate Sarah Meer, 'Servant of the State, Promoter of Empire', review of John Gascoigne, Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 372-373 M Yakup Bektas and Maurice Crosland, 'The Copley Medal: the Establishment of a Reward System in the Royal Society, 1731-1839' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 43-76 Frank A J L James, review of Marie Boas Hall, All Scientists Now: the Royal Society in the Nineteenth Century in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 133-134 David E Allen, 'Banks in Full Flower', essay review in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 119-124 A W Skempton, 'The Publication of Smeaton's Reports' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 135-155 Averil Lysaght, 'A Letter From Sydney Parkinson in Batavia to Dr John Fothergill' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 79-81 Averil M Lysaght, 'Joseph Banks at Skara Brae and Stennis, Orkney, 1772' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 221-234 Averil M Lysaght, 'Some Early Letters from Joseph Banks (1743-1820) to William Phelp Perrin (1742-1820)' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 91-99 Egon H Kodicek and Frank G Young, 'Captain Cook and Scurvy' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 43-63 G N Cantor, 'Thomas Young's Lectures at the Royal Institution' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 87-112 Garland Cannon, 'Sir William Jones, Sir Joseph Banks, and the Royal Society' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 205-230 Maurice Crosland, 'Explicit Qualifications as a Criterion for Membership of the Royal Society: A Historical Review' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 167-187 Sir Raphael Cilento, 'Sir Joseph Banks, FRS, and the Naming of the Kangaroo' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 157-161 T E Allibone, 'Edmond Halley and the Clubs of the Royal Society' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 195-205 T E Allibone, 'The Thursday's Club Called the Club of the Royal Philosophers, and its Relation to the Royal Society Club' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 73-80 Trevor H Levere, 'Dr Thomas Beddoes and the Establishment of His Pneumatic Institution: A Tale of Three Presidents' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 41-49 Trevor H Levere, 'Friendship and Influence: Martinus van Marum, FRS' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 113-120 William T Stearn, 'A Royal Society Appointment with Venus in 1769: the Voyage of Cook and Banks in the Endeavour in 1768-1771 and its Botanical Results' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 64-90 Patricia Fara, 'Letters from a scientific emperor', review of Neil Chambers, 'The letters of Sir Joseph Banks: a selection 1768 - 1829' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 264-265 A Cook, 'A Roman tercentenary' by A Cook in NR 2002 vol 56 p273 L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381 J Corden, 'Web of Science History' project in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 383-388 N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 T Fulford, D Lee and P J Kitson, 'Sir Joseph Banks and his networks' in 'Literatue, Science and Exploration in the Romantic Era: Bodies of Knowledge' (CUP), 2004 M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34 S G Perceval 'Journal of an Excursion to Eastbury adn Bristol etc in May and June 1767' in Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists Society, NS 9 (1899) page 6 et seq. N A Chambers 'The So ciety of Arts and Joseph Banks: a first step in London's learned society' NR 2007 vol 61 pp313-326 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Masons' Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2010, page 7 Deposited papers: Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Arvhives - 2 journals in a volume of 94 folios, entitled 'Journal of an Excursion to Eastbury and Bristol etc in May and June 1767' and 'Journal of an excursion to Wales etc 1767-8' Ref. MS.Add.6294. Volume sold at Sotheby's in 1886. Bought from the original purchaser, John W Ford of Enfiled in 1887 by Spencer George Perceval and presented to CUL in 1921. ©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-9544 2 Feb 1743 - 19 Jun 1820 NA8116 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 03/02/2026 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/46830189 4b2805ed-62fe-43a9-9885-70f90411ab90