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“In [David] Douglas's success in life ... his great activity, undaunted courage, singular abstemiousness, and energetic zeal, at once pointed him out as an individual eminently calculated to do himself credit as a scientific traveler.”

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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Joseph Dalton Hooker

Joseph Dalton Hooker was a British botanist born on June 30, 1817, and died on December 10, 1911. He is renowned for his contributions to plant taxonomy and plant geography, serving as the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and participating in several scientific expeditions. more

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