- Born
- February 24, 1743
- Died
- June 19, 1820 (aged 77)
- Known as
- botanist, archaeologist, scientific explorer, naturalist, botanical collector, scientific collector
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.
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