William Dawson Hooker
1816–40
Ornithologist and entomologist. Eldest son of William Jackson Hooker. MD, Glasgow University, 1838. Professor of materia medica, Anderson’s College, Glasgow. Sent to Jamaica to establish a medical practice and recover from consumption, 1839, but died on New Year’s Day 1840.
Sources
Allan 1967
R. Desmond 1994
Roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow.
Bibliography
Allan, Mea. 1967. The Hookers of Kew, 1785–1911. London: Michael Joseph.
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
Roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow: A roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow. From 31st December, 1727. To 31st December, 1897. Compiled by W. Innes Addison. Glasgow: James MacLehose & Sons. 1898.
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