# William Hooker

> William Hooker (1779–1832) was a British illustrator of natural history. He studied under Franz Bauer (1758–1840), becoming the official artist of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1812 until retirement in 1820, whose publications he illustrated. His paintings of fruit were particularly appreciated.

*British illustrator of natural history (1779-1832)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1779
- **Died:** 1832
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Уільям Хукер](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A5%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [William Hooker (botanical illustrator)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hooker_(botanical_illustrator))
- [William Hooker (1779-1832)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hooker_(1779-1832))
- [ウィリアム・フッカー (植物画家)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC_(%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E7%94%BB%E5%AE%B6))
- [William Hooker (botanist, 1779–1832)](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hooker_(botanist%2C_1779%E2%80%931832))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568709)

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