Joseph Banks

The source records Soho as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)

From Wikidata Q153408

Birthplace

Soho

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• N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• A J Paxton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• PAUL FARMER, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rod Allday, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Claire Ward, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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