Quote by: Joseph Dalton Hooker

I expect to think that I would rather be author of your book [The Origin of Species] than of any other on Nat. Hist. Science. [Letter to Charles Darwin 12 Dec 1859]

Joseph Dalton Hooker

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Related Authors: Charles Darwin John Muir Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Jean-Jacques Rousseau George Washington Carver Ulysses S. Grant Christopher Columbus

Author Bio

  • NameJoseph Dalton Hooker
  • DescriptionBritish botanist
  • BornJune 30, 1817
  • DiedDecember 10, 1911
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBotanist; Explorer; Mycologist; Pteridologist; Bryologist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Companion Of The Order Of The Bath; Copley Medal; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Royal Medal