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2010 is the sesquicentary of the publication of The Flora of Tasmania by Joseph Hooker. – 17th February 2010

February 17, 2010

Presentation by Dr Peter Donaldson

Royal Society Room

Wednesday, 17th February 2010 Commencing 8.00 pm until 10.00 pm

 

About the Speaker

Peter Donalddon, PhD, has a strong scientific background (chemistry) and now runs his own technology based company, Jupe Productions, in Bowral NSW. Peter is also a film producer, director, co-writer, presenter and cameraman!

 

Brief Abstract of the Talk

Joseph hooker had special connections with Tasmania. As botanist on the Ross Antarctic Expedition 1839-43 he visited Hobart. Later in 1860, while Assistant Director of Kew Gardens he published his celebrated ‘Flora of Tasmania’, based mainly on specimens sent to both him and his father. His father was the Director of Kew Gardens at that time. The specimens were collected by Ronald Campbell Gunn, R W Lawrence and other avid collectors in Van Diemens Land. Charles Darwin also had many dealings with Hooker senior. In late 2008 Peter Donaldson retraced Joseph Hooker’s 1848 expedition in remote eastern Nepal to make a documentary film. He and his crew drew out the character of this remarkable botanist who became the foremost champion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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