Erection date: 27/7/2010
Sir William Hooker, 1785-1865, Sir Joseph Hooker, 1817-1911, botanists, directors of Kew Gardens, lived here.
English Heritage
Plaque unveiled by Princess Alexandra.
TW9, Kew Green, 49
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph and Sir William Hooker
Botanist and explorer. Born Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir William, at Hale...
Botanist. Born William Jackson Hooker at 7 Magdalen Street, Norwich. He colle...
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Joseph and Sir William Hooker
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