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| Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Family
Name: |
Hooker |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Joseph Dalton |
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| DOB |
30 June 1817
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DOD |
10 December 1911 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Suffolk, England
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Place
of Death: |
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| Age
at Death: |
94
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD Glasgow 1839
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Botanist
Scientist
Writer
Explorer
Geographer
Gardener |
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| Spouse:
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Frances Harriet Henslow m.1851 Hitcham, Suffolk, England |
| Children: |
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| Voyages:
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HMS "Erebus" from the Cape arr. Hobart 15 August 1840
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| Came
out as: |
Ship's Surgeon |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
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Date
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| First
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Hobart Town, VDL 1840 (shipping record)
New Zealand 1841 (NZDNB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Assistant Surgeon RN
Assistant Director, Kew Gardens 1855-1865, Director 1865-1885 (DNZNB) |
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| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
New Zealand Dictionary of Biography
Huxley L. Life and letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Cambridge, 1918
Pearn J. Medicine and Botany. Brisbane, 1990
Pearn J. Doctor in the garden. Brisbane, 2001
Wright-St.Clair RE. Historia nunc vivat: medical practitioners in New Zealand 1830 to 1940. Digital edition. Christchurch, 2013
Local. Hobart Town Courier 21 August 1840 [J. D. Hooker Assistant Surgeon on "Erebus"] |
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last updated 08-08-2020
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