Person Banks; Sir; Joseph (1743-1820); 1st Baronet; Explorer, naturalist and botanist DS/UK/1248 Banks Joseph Sir 1743-1820 Explorer, naturalist and botanist Banks advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, made Kew the world's leading botanical gardens. He r#esided at Overton Hall, Ashover. He was President of the Royal Society 1778-1820.

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