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William Hooker may refer to:
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- 1 2 3 4 "William Dawson Hooker". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "University Chairs" (PDF). Strathclyde University. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Hooker, J.D. (2 August 1879). "Dear Gray". Letter to Asa Gray. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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