Sir joseph banks wiki

It is well known that Joseph Banks became famous after accompanying Captain James Cook on the voyage to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on board HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. His contributions in the field of botany and in establishing the collections at Kew Gardens are also well documented, as is his influence on the creation of Australia as a British colony. However, Banks’ contribution to manufacturing and industry are overlooked, although in many ways they are as exciting as his three-year voyage in mainly uncharted waters.

Banks owned large estates in Lincolnshire and Derbyshire. These gave him the opportunity to practice improvements in agricultural methods and animal husbandry. But he did not limit himself to farming methods to improve his land. He also spent large efforts, and considerable sums of his own money, to sponsor acts of Parliament for the building of canals in Lincolnshire and the drainage of large tracts of Lincolnshire Fen.

Banks was no simple bystander

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Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet GCB PRS (13 February 1743 – 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.

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Sir Joseph Banks was a British explorer, naturalist, and longtime president of the Royal Society, known for his promotion of science.

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Sir Joseph Banks (born Febru, London, England—died J, Isleworth, London) was a British explorer, naturalist, and longtime president of the Royal Society, known for his promotion of science.

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Below is a brief history of Sir Joseph Banks which examines his young life and influences, describes his adventures, discusses his success, summarizes his significance, and finally talks about the end of his life.