What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: 1817-1911 succeeded his father as director of Kew 1865 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GSCI CB FRS MD DCL LLD botanist born in this house
Sir Dr Joseph Dalton Hooker was a prominent British botanist and explorer, succeeding his father as the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; he significantly advanced botanical science through extensive fieldwork and systematic classification.
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