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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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