Joseph Whittaker

For other people named Joseph Whitaker, see Joseph Whitaker (disambiguation).

Joseph Whittaker
Born1813 (1813)
Breadsall
Died2 March 1894(1894-03-02) (aged 80–81)
Educationnurseryman
Occupationsschoolmaster, nurseryman
Known forFlora of Australia, Flora of Derbyshire
SpouseMary

Joseph Whittaker (1813 – 2 March 1894) was a British botanist who visited South Australia in 1839. Whittaker has 300 plants from that trip in Kew Gardens and a large collection of pressed British plants in Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

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