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Surname
Banks
Forenames
Joseph
Pre Title
Sir
Title
1st Baronet
Epithet
English explorer, naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences; President of the Royal Society ;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. Resided at Overton Hall, Ashover.
Dates
1743-1820
Authorised Form of Name
Banks; Sir; Joseph (1743-1820); 1st Baronet; English explorer, naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences; President of the Royal Society ;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. Resided at Overton Hall, Ashover.
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