Joseph Banks

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English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)

ScientistsLived 1743 to 1820 · aged 77

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A 1757 portrait of Banks with a botanical illustration, unknown artist, but attributed to Lemuel Francis Abbott or Johann Zoffany[6]Dr Daniel Solander, Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook, Dr John Hawkesworth and Lord Sandwich by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1771.[13] Use a cursor to see who is who.[14]Satire on Banks titled "The Botanic Macaroni", by Matthew Darly, 1772: A macaroni was a pejorative term used for a follower of exaggerated continental fashion in the 18th century.

Awards 5

Fellow of the Royal Society

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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SiblingSarah Sophia Banks

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Moses MontefioreAlso won baronetHenry RoyceAlso won baronetJohn Everett MillaisAlso won baronetGodfrey KnellerAlso won baronetHubert ParryAlso won baronetThomas LiptonAlso won baronet

About this person

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Scientist

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deceased

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Lived 1743 to 1820 · aged 77

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