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Sir Joseph Banks

noun

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820). Synonym: Banks.

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... SIR JOSEPH BANKS. There is a fine portrait of him by Russel, engraved by Collyer. In Mr. Cadell's Contemporary Portraits is another fine one, from the pencil of Lawrence. His portrait is preserved by the Horticultural ...

— On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, • Samuel Felton

... imagine what impression the conversation of that active, impetuous and powerful man had upon the youthful Humboldt. They went to Belgium and Holland, and thence to England, where Forster introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks. Thus the companions of Captain Cook in his first and second voyages round the world, who were already venerable in years and eminent promoters of physical science not yet established in the popular favor, ...

— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 • Various

Words linked to "Sir Joseph Banks" : plant scientist, phytologist, botanist