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Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820 (5)

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Banks, Sir Joseph, 1743-1820 (3)

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Sir Joseph Banks (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet (1743-1820), was born at Argyle Street, London, on 13 February 1743. He was educated by a private tutor, before attending Harrow School and Eton. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1760, where his interest in botany prompted him to procure a teacher in this field for the students. In 1766 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in that year travelled to Newfoundland to collect plants. During 1768-1771 he journeyed with Cook around the world in the Endeavour,...

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Sir Joseph Banks. (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks? (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks. (1)

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Sir Joseph Banks (1)

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Joseph Banks was born on 15 February 1743 in London into a wealthy land-owning family. He was educated at Harrow School and Eton College, where he became interested in botany. Between 1760 and 1763, Banks studied at Christ Church, Oxford, inheriting a considerable fortune after the death of his father in 1761. His personal wealth allowed him to travel to Newfoundland and Labrador between 1766 and 1767, where he collected many botanical and zoological specimens. In 176...

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Banks, Sir Joseph (1)

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