Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an eminent British botanist best known for expanding and developing the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. First published in 1903, this volume by his son Sir Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) provides an intimate biography of Hooker's life and works.
An intimate biography of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785 1865), first Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.