Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. (Paperback)

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 1911) was one of the most eminent botanists of the later nineteenth century. Educated at Glasgow, he developed his studies of plant life by examining specimens all over the world. After several successful scientific expeditions, first to the Antarctic and later to India, he was appointed to succeed his father as Director of the Botanical Gardens at Kew. Hooker was the first to hear of and support Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, and over their long friendship the two scientists exchanged many letters. Another close friend was the scientist T. H. Huxley, and it was the latter's son, Leonard (1860 1933), who published this standard biography in 1918. The first volume describes Hooker's early life and his career up to 1860. It includes many letters to Darwin as the two men discussed the new theories and the publication of On the Origin of Species.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Joseph Dalton Hooker
Editors:	Leonard Huxley
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	574
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03100-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-108-03100-5
Barcode:	9781108031004

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