Sir Joseph Banks
1743-1820
English Naturalist
In 1768 Joseph Banks took part in the first expedition of Captain James Cook (1728-1779), from which he returned to England with a thousand new species of...
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Joseph Banks
Born February 13, 1743, London, England Died June 19, 1820, London, England
Sir Joseph Banks initially became interested in exploration through his love of nature. An Oxford graduate bo...
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Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was an English traveler and animal and plant breeder, but most of all a scientific promoter. His whole adult life was directed toward the advancement of science.Joseph Ban...
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