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Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I.

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I.
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joseph Dalton Hooker
Edited by Leonard Huxley
SeriesLife and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. 2 Volume Set
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:592
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 33
Category/GenreHistory of science
Botany and plant sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9781108031011
ClassificationsDewey:580.92
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 5 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 1 May 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was one of the most eminent botanists of the later nineteenth century. Educated at Glasgow, he developed his studies of plant life by examining specimens all over the world. After several successful scientific expeditions, first to the Antarctic and later to India, he was appointed to succeed his father as Director of the Botanical Gardens at Kew. Hooker was the first to hear of and support Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, and over their long friendship the two scientists exchanged many letters. Another close friend was the scientist T. H. Huxley, and it was the latter's son, Leonard (1860-1933), who published this standard biography in 1918. The second volume details Hooker's management of Kew, his later travels, and the end of his long life.