Scientist: William Jackson Hooker 1785-1865

Father to Joseph Dalton Hooker who succeeded him as director of Kew Herbarium

Iris publications:

Hooker, W. J., (1828), Iris Lutescens, Pale-Yellow Iris, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Table 2861, Vol. 2 new series.

Hooker, W. J., (1829), Iris Tripetala, Three-Petaled Iris, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Table 2886, Vol. 3 new series. (= Iris hookeri.)

Hooker, W. J., (1834), Iris Tenax, Tough-Threaded Iris, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Table 3343, Vol. 8 new series.

Hooker, W. J., (1862), Iris Longipetala, Long-Petaled Iris, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Table 5298, Vol. 18 new series. Feb. 1^st, 1862.

Biography on internet at http://plantexplorers.com/explorers/biographies/hooker/william-jackson-hooker.htm