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5 de jun. de 2024 · The species was collected by Hugh Low on Mount Kinabalu in 1858, and described the next year by Joseph Dalton Hooker, who named it after James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak. Hooker called it "one of the most striking vegetable productions hither-to discovered".
Há 5 dias · Early support for Darwin's ideas came from the findings of field naturalists studying biogeography and ecology, including Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1860, and Asa Gray in 1862. Henry Walter Bates presented research in 1861 that explained insect mimicry using natural selection.
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
31 de mai. de 2024 · Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first—and most successful—British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science.
Há 6 dias · Between 1848 and 1849 the English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker made a pioneering study of the plant life of the Sikkim Himalayas. He was followed by numerous others, including (in the early 20th century) the British naturalist Richard W.G. Hingston, who wrote valuable accounts of the natural history of animals living at high ...
Há 2 dias · The botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, who visited Darjeeling in the 1840s, noted that carts and pack animals on these roads were bringing fruit and produce from Nepal, wool and salt from Tibet, and labourers looking for work from just about everywhere.
Há 3 dias · During the spring of 1863, he established a reputation as an outstanding administrator and restored the morale of his soldiers through reforms in health and welfare programs. Hooker commanded the Army of the Potomac during Chancellorsville.
27 de mai. de 2024 · Colenso sent most of the material collected during this period to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (St. George et al. Citation 2009). These specimens were numbered, and information on localities and observations indicated in letters and lists was sent along with them (Hamlin Citation 1971 ).
