Banks, Sir Joseph
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Banks, Sir Joseph (1743–1820). Explorer, and for over 40 years president of the
Royal Society. Educated at Harrow, Eton, and Christ Church, Oxford, Banks developed an extra‐curricular interest in botany. Graduating in 1763, instead of going on a grand tour, he sailed to Newfoundland and Labrador on HMS
Niger. Inheriting great wealth in land in 1764, he resolved to join Captain
Cook's voyage to observe Venus from Tahiti and then to search for the unknown southern continent (1768–71). Returning a hero, he was elected president of the Royal Society in 1778, holding the office to his death. Putting down what hesaw as rival institutions, but promoting the
Royal Institution,
Kew Gardens, andthe colonization of Australia, he became the formidable autocrat of science in Regency Britain.
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Top botanist to speak at Sir Joseph Banks' bash.
Newspaper article from: Horncastle News (Horncastle, England); 5/1/2008; 498 words
; ...the Horncastle-based Sir Joseph Banks' Society in Lincoln...Saturday May 17. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820...give a lecture on Sir Joseph Banks in each Australian...visit www.joseph-banks.org.uk. Alternatively...call into the Sir Joseph ...
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In memoriam: Sir Joseph Gold
Magazine article from: American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting; 1/1/2000; ; 646 words
; SIR JOSEPH GOLD I very much regret not...great scholar. I first met Joseph Gold in the mid-seventies...transactions. It took no time for Joseph Gold to recognize the practicality...interpretation of the World Bank's Articles of Agreement...
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New room aims to raise profile of Sir Joseph Banks.
Newspaper article from: Horncastle News (Horncastle, England); 4/10/2008; 449 words
; ...celebrate the life and achievements of Sir Joseph Banks have set up a research room with...Council. It will allow the Sir Joseph Banks Society to initiate its own...further expand its focus of Sir Joseph Banks - a botanist, explorer and...
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Science in the Service of Empire: Sir Joseph Banks, The British State, and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Science in the Service of Empire: Sir Joseph Banks, The British State, and the Uses...Cook's Endeavour voyage in 1771, Joseph Banks, a wealthy Lincolnshire gentlemen...with France and America. While in Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment...
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Friday Books: When the Thames was a stinker THE GREAT STINK OF LONDON: SIR JOSEPH BAZALGETTE AND THE CLEANSING OF T HE VICTORIAN METROPOLIS BY STEPHEN HALLIDAY, SUTTON PUBLISHING, pounds 19.99 THE STORY OF GREENWICH BY CLIVE ASLET, FOURTH ESTATE, pounds 25
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...and factory sites, not to mention salubrious retreats on its banks. Stephen Halliday is concerned with the river's period of...commercial projects for putting sewage to profitable use as manure. Joseph Bazalgette, as the MBW's chief engineer, was in charge of...
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ON THE MOVE <261B>.(Robinia Care appointed Andrew Nicholson)(Joseph Rowntree Foundation appointed Sir William Utting and Andrew Barnett)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Community Care; 1/27/2005; 603 words
; ...corporate development director. Nicholson was previously corporate finance manager at Rothschilds bank. Sir William Utting has become chair of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's trustees. He was formerly the chief inspector of social services. Andrew...
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Interview: How I scored with Sir Tim He is terribly English. He is passionate about cricket but he can't talk about himself. He loves queueing, and he doesn't inhale. He is awfully buttoned up, but I think I got through in the end. After all, how could he resist my rendition of `Joseph'?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...3.55pm I arrive at Sir Tim Rice's house...the entire score of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor...the entire score of Joseph by heart. Indeed, as I tell Sir Tim at some length...wandering along on the banks of the river when a...
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Centre of excellence ; AS BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY, WE LOOK AT ITSSUCCESS - AND ITS HOPES FOR THE FUTURE Birmingham University is celebrating avery special anniversary this year - its 100th birthday. MARTIN BANKS spoketo Sir Alex Jarrett, the university's Chancellor, about his memories andgoals for the future, while CARL CHINN delved into the history books torecall how it all began.
Newspaper article from: Evening Mail; 3/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...still burns brightly for Sir Alex Jarratt. The occasion...chairman of the Midland Bank and the Prudential and...remained in the black.' Sir Alex, who lives in a...sized town.' Nowadays, Sir Alex combines his Chancellor...carried out. WISE MEN: Sir Joseph Chamberlain, third from...
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Centre of excellence; AS BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY, WE LOOK AT ITS SUCCESS - AND ITS HOPES FOR THE FUTURE Birmingham University is celebrating a very special anniversary this year - its 100th birthday. MARTIN BANKS spoke to Sir Alex Jarrett, the university's Chancellor, about his memories and goals for the future, while CARL CHINN delved into the history books to recall how it all began.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 3/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...still burns brightly for Sir Alex Jarratt. The occasion...chairman of the Midland Bank and the Prudential and...remained in the black.' Sir Alex, who lives in a...sized town.' Nowadays, Sir Alex combines his Chancellor...carried out. WISE MEN: Sir Joseph Chamberlain, third from...
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Tribute to Joseph is ready to get growing
Newspaper article from: Hull Daily Mail (UK); 6/24/2009; 389 words
; Work on the Sir Joseph Banks garden in Horncastle is now in progress...garden that will be a tribute to Sir Joseph Banks and his life-long interest in...The garden will be situated at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre in Bridge Street, Horncastle...
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Sir Joseph Banks
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was an English traveler and animal and plant...His whole adult life was directed toward the advancement of science. Joseph Banks, born on Feb. 13, 1743, in London, was the son of William...
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Banks, Sir Joseph
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Banks, Sir Joseph (1743–1820), British landowner, botanist...also marine biology ; oceanography . Bibliography Banks, Joseph , The Endeavour Journals of Joseph Banks, 1768–1771 , ed. J. C. Beaglehole...
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Sir Humphry Davy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Humphry Davy The English chemist and natural...chemistry at the Royal Institution in London. Sir Joseph Banks and Count Rumford had founded the Royal...could be prevented. In 1820, after Sir Joseph Banks had died, Sir Humphry was made president...
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Sir Robert McClure
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Robert McClure Sir Robert McClure...for the missing expedition of Sir John Franklin, serving under...reached the south shore of Banks Island, which had been spotted...who named it in honor of Sir Joseph Banks. Off the east coast...
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Davy, Sir Humphry
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Davy, Sir Humphry (1778–1829). Cornish chemist and applied scientist...that bears his name. His lamp made him the obvious candidate to succeed Sir Joseph Banks as president of the Royal Society in 1820.
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