| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Banks |
| Forenames | Joseph |
| Pre Title | Sir |
| Title | 1st Baronet |
| Epithet | Explorer, naturalist and botanist |
| Dates | 1743-1820 |
| Biography | 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. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1743-1820); 1st Baronet; Explorer, naturalist and botanist |
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