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Banks, Sir Joseph
1743-1820. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766. Accompanied James Cook as botanist on his voyage in 1768-71 in HMB 'Endeavour'. Was President of the Royal Society from 1778 until his death in 1820. Knighted in 1781. Patron of Flinders's voyage in HMS 'Investigator'. For additional information see the essay Flinders and the voyage of the 'Investigator' in the 'About Flinders' section of this site.

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