Hugh Iltis
Czech-American botanist and environmentalist (1925-2016) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 91
Hugh Iltis was a professor of botany and director of the herbarium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While he is most noted as a scientist for his role in the discovery of perennial teosinte, a wild diploid relative of modern maize, he is also remembered as an outspoken environmental conservationist.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2016 · aged 91
