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Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), naturalist and patron of science, was born on 13 February 1743 (2 February, O.S.) at Westminster, England, the only son of William Banks (1719-1761) and Sarah, née Bate (1720-1804). The family home at Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, had been bought in 1714 by his great-grandfather, Joseph Banks 'the first' (1665-1727 ...
16 de jun. de 2020 · In a recent blog post we looked at the contribution of the eminent eighteenth-century naturalist and explorer Sir Joseph Banks to the herbarium at the Natural History Museum. Banks died in 1820 – 200 years ago this year – at the age of 77.
29 de abr. de 2020 · Sir Joseph Banks is justly celebrated as a “naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.”. His role as an expedition scientist on Captain Cook’s first voyage set a benchmark for rigour, and helped to lift him to election as president of the Royal Society in 1778. From that position, he directed and encouraged multinational ...
14 de jul. de 2020 · Since its gift to the British Museum in 1827, the constituent parts of the herbarium of Sir Joseph Banks have resided in many locations and under different custodians, from Robert Brown to the present curatorial team, having been divided and reconstituted according to changing demands and personal whims.
When Sir Joseph Banks died in 1820, he left behind a well organised archive which spanned from 1767 to 1822 and documented his influential career. It was the most comprehensive archive of its kind in Britain, perhaps the world.
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, KCB, FRS. Born in London, UK, 13 February 1743; died London, 19 June 1820. The only son of a wealthy land-owning family. From an early age, his declared passion was natural history, and in particular, botany. Shortly after inheriting his family's fortune in the early 1760s he chose to pursue this passion to the full.
5 de fev. de 2020 · Sir Joseph Banks was an eminent eighteenth-century naturalist and explorer. His travels and scientific patronage enabled him to amass specimens from around the globe. An avid botanist, his private herbarium was one of the founding collections of the Museum’s herbarium.
