Is Joseph Banks an Australian

Updated: 8/18/2019

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No, Sir Joseph Banks was an English born botanist who travelled on Captain James Cook's first voyage from 1768 to 1771.

He is credited with the discovery by western science of many of Australia's unique plants, many of which bear his name.

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What is the name of a small Australian native tree which was named after Sir Joseph Banks?

That is "Banksia" and they are comprised of about 170 plants in the genus Proteaceae

What was the occupation of Joseph Banks?

Sir Joseph Banks was a naturalist and botanist.

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Joseph Banks was born on February 13, 1743.

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Robert Joseph Banks was born in 1928.

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Joseph Banks Rhine died in 1980.

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Joseph Banks Rhine was born in 1895.

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Joseph Banks is a Botanist. Bostanist study Plants

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The genus Banksia was named after Sir Joseph Banks.

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Joseph Banks died on June 19, 1820 (aged 77).