Hugh Hamshaw Thomas
British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Hugh Hamshaw "Ham" Thomas FRS, was a British paleobotanist. One of his major contributions was to combine thinking about plant fossil anatomy with ecology, and consideration of how these related to non-extinct plants.
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He also led a change in attitude to fossils, from museum-based to a more exploratory, field-work based subject.
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1885 to 1962 · aged 77
