John Raven
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This article is about the Cambridge classical scholar and amateur botanist, John Earle Raven. For the Dundee botanist, see John Albert Raven. For the English cricketer, see John Raven (cricketer).
John Earle Raven (13 December 1914 – 5 March 1980) was an English classical scholar, notable for his work on pre-Socratic philosophy, and amateur botanist. His wife, Faith, inherited the 35,000 acre Ardtornish Estate in Argyllshire, Scotland; his family continues to run it today as a commercial enterprise.[1]