This is a list of directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
1759–1793 William Aiton 1793–1841 William Townsend Aiton 1841–1865 Sir William Jackson Hooker 1865–1885 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker 1885–1905 Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer 1905–1922 Sir David Prain 1922–1941 Sir Arthur William Hill 1941–1943 Sir Geoffrey Evans (acting) 1943–1956 Sir Edward Salisbury 1956–1971 Sir George Taylor 1971–1976 Jack Heslop-Harrison 1976–1981 Professor John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan 1981–1988 ProfessorArthur Bell 1988–1999 Sir Ghillean Prance 1999–2006 Professor Sir Peter Crane 2006–2012 Professor Stephen Hopper 2012–present Richard Deverell
See also Curators of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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