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Hugh Hamshaw Thomas

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British botanist and historian of science (1885-1962)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1885 to 1962 · aged 77
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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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1960Linnean Medal
1958Darwin-Wallace Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Order of the Nile

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Cecil L'Estrange MaloneAlso won Order of the NileDouglas E. SoltisAlso won Darwin-Wallace MedalFrank Evers BeddardAlso won Linnean MedalGeorge Simonds BoulgerAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of LondonDerek YaldenAlso won Linnean MedalSamuel StutchburyAlso won Fellow of the Geological Society of London

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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. 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
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1962 · aged 77
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