Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker - a centenary celebration

Botanist – Explorer – Champion of Darwin

A one day conference at Kew on 9 December 2011

Please note: Due to overwhelming interest, registration is now closed. If you have sent a registration form in, you should hear within the next week whether or not you have secured a place at the meeting. If all places were filled by the time your registration arrived, we will let you know that you have been placed on a waiting list, in case any places become available.

Please send any queries to: jdhooker@kew.org

Join us at Kew for a day of talks by leading experts, behind-the-scenes tours, and a reception with private view of the centenary exhibition on Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker’s life and work (1817-1911).

This event has been organised by Kew, The Kew Guild, The Linnean Society of London and the University of Sussex.

You might also be interested in a two-day meeting on the life and work of Nathaniel Wallich in India, to be held at the Natural History Museum and Kew on 6th and 7th December – please click here for more information.

Event details

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
  • Location - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (how to find us)
  • Lectures - 9.30am - 5.00pm
  • Reception and private view - 5.30pm - 7.30pm (find out more)
  • Price - £35.00 (students £15.00)
  • Please note: Registration is now closed