Joseph Banks
Natural History
British
1743 – 1820
104 quotes
Explorer with Cook who collected vast specimens, promoting the interconnectedness of global flora.
Quotes by Joseph Banks
Personal: 'Fame fades; knowledge endures.'
Final thought
1820
Famous: 'Nature's variety is infinite; our cataloguing, eternal.'
Saying
1785
Letter: 'Enclosed specimens speak louder than words.'
Correspondence
1797
Speech: 'Unite sciences for the betterment of mankind.'
Excerpt
1813