Joseph Dalton Hooker

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Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) was a prominent British botanist, explorer, and one of the founders of modern plant geography. He was a key figure in the study of plant taxonomy and biogeography, and he was the son of William Jackson Hooker, a notable botanist and director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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