Joseph Banks

A 1757 portrait of Banks with a botanical illustration. Unknown artist, but attributed to Lemuel Francis Abbott or Johann Zoffany[2]

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB,PRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 –19 June 1820) was a British naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.

Banks made his name on the 1766 natural history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and, after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame. He held the position of President of the Royal Society for over 41 years. He advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, he made Kew the world's leading botanical gardens.

单词	Banks, Joseph
释义	Banks, Joseph 英语百科 Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB,PRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 –19 June 1820) was a British naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and, after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame. He held the position of President of the Royal Society for over 41 years. He advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, he made Kew the world's leading botanical gardens.
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Banks, Joseph

Joseph Banks