Peter H. Raven
American botanist
Peter Hamilton Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist. He is known for being the director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[1][2]
Peter Raven | |
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 Peter Raven, after receiving the Addison Emery Verrill Medal | |
| Born | Peter Hamilton Raven June 13, 1936 (age 87) Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Barrett (m. 1958; her death 1968) Tamra Engelhorn (m. 1968; div. 1995) Kathryn Fish (m. 1996; div. 2000) Patricia Duncan (m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | International Prize for Biology (1986) Volvo Environment Prize (1992) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1994) AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1997) International Cosmos Prize (2003) ANZAAS Medal (2004) Hubbard Medal (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Evolutionary biology, Biodiversity |
| Institutions | Stanford University, Missouri Botanical Garden Washington University in St. Louis |
| Doctoral students | Dennis E. Breedlove Warren L. Wagner |
References change
- ↑ "President Emeritus". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ↑ "Royal Patrons and Honorary Fellows". The Linnean Society of London. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
Other websites change
- Profile on the International Cosmos Prize website
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