Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Sir Joseph Banks.
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Combining a passion for botanical knowledge and an inherited fortune, Joseph Banks encouraged and patronised scientific activity all over the world.
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.
Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. Wikipedia
Born: February 24, 1743, Argyll Street, London, United Kingdom
Died: June 19, 1820 (age 77 years), Isleworth, United Kingdom
Spouse: Dorothea Banks (m. 1779–1820) and Dorothea Hugessen (m. 1779–1820)
Siblings: Sarah Sophia Banks
Parents: Sarah Bate and William Banks
Author abbrev. (botany): Banks
Books
Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks
1896
Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks
1796
The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World
A Short Account of the Cause of the Disease in Corn, Called by Farmers the Blight, the Mildew, and the Rust
1805
Letters on Iceland: Containing Observations on the Civil, Literary, Ecclesiastical, and Natural History; Antiquities, Volcanos, Basaltes, Hot Springs; Customs, Dress, Manners of the Inhabitants, &c. &c
1780
Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820: The late period, 1800-1820, letters 1809-1820
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Aug 20, 2024 · Sir Joseph Banks was a British explorer, naturalist, and longtime president of the Royal Society, known for his promotion of science.
Banks was a British explorer and naturalist who, as long-time president of the Royal Society, became known for his promotion of science.
Jun 10, 2024 · Joseph Banks (1743-1820). One of the great figures of Georgian England, Joseph Banks traveled with Captain James Cook on the famous first voyage ...
Joseph Banks was the son of a wealthy Lincolnshire landowner, but managed to avoid the path that would seem to have been set before him.
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Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic ...
Joseph Banks currently serves as Director of Percussion and Arranger for Croatan High School. He also serves as the marching percussion coordinator.
Explorer and botanist Naturalist, patron of science and President of the Royal Society, 1778-1820. Banks sailed with Captain Cook to the Pacific on his ...