Our speaker for the November meeting is the engaging Andrew Sankey. In this presentation Andrew will talk about one of his botanical heroes, Joseph Banks. Banks first came to fame as the botanist on Captain James Cook first voyage to the antipodes, returning with many new plants not previously seen in Europe before. He was later tasked by King George III to establish a national botantic garden, which he did in Kew botanic gardens and was the first unofficial director, sending botanists around the world to collect plants, making Kew one of the world’s best botanic gardens. He was also the president of the Royal Society for 41 years. So come along to hear about this champion of botany and the natural world, brought to life by Andrew’s enthusiastic presentation.
Joseph Banks, Kew and the Plant Hunters – Andrew Sankey
