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Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911 (British botanist, explorer | Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 30 June 1817 - 10 December 1911

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1872-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/3
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker sub-series consists of:


  1. 33 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1900)
Dates: 1872-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Letter from Henslow, John S., to Charles Lyell, 6 April 1841 - 8 June 1854

 File — Box Box 3.2: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/53
Scope and Contents Two letters: 1) Lyell summarises the letter as Prof. Henslow on formation of Stalactite from Liebig [Justus von Liebig, German Chemist, considered one of the founders of the field of Organic Chemistry]. 2) Letter with no summary. Professor Henslow writes to Lyell about his and [Joseph Dalton] Hooker's thoughts on Cyads [Cyadeoidea] and Conifers [Coniferae] in relation to other Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. He also writes about a new mammal in the Purbeck [a sequence of rock...
Dates: 6 April 1841 - 8 June 1854
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 'Acceptance in Lieu' tranche

Professional Correspondence, 1872-1917

 Series
Identifier: Coll-99/2
Scope and Contents

c200 letters, chronologically arranged, including those from J Peter Lesley, Sir Joseph Prestwich, Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, Grove Karl Gilbert, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and James Dwight Dana. Subjects covered include many aspects of geology and related matters.

Dates: 1872-1917
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor James Geikie