Peter H. Raven
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Peter Hamilton Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist, notable as the longtime director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[1][2]
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Born | Peter Hamilton Raven June 13, 1936 (1936-06-13) (age 87) Shanghai, China |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles |
Spouses | Sally Barrett
(m. 1958; died 1968)Tamra Engelhorn
(m. 1968; div. 1995)Kathryn Fish
(m. 1996; div. 2000)Patricia Duncan (m. 2001) |
Children | 4 |
Awards | See Awards and honors |
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 |
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