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Peter H. Raven

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American botanist (1936 - 2026)

United StatesScientistsLived 1936 to 2026 · aged 89
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Peter Hamilton Raven was an American botanist, environmentalist, and the longtime director and president of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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The Nothofagus plant genus illustrates Gondwanan distribution, having descended from the supercontinent and existing in present-day Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Southern Cone. Fossils have also recently been found in Antarctica.[26]The Nothofagus plant genus illustrates Gondwanan distribution, having descended from the supercontinent and existing in present-day Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Southern Cone. Fossils have also recently been found in Antarctica.[26]

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2018Hubbard Medal
2015Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Medal
2014honorary doctor of Harvard University
2012Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
2004ANZAAS Medal
2003International Cosmos Prize
2003Veitch Memorial Medal
2002Foreign Member of the Royal Society
2000National Medal of Science
2000Peter Raven Award
1999Engler Medal in Gold
1997Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
1997Mendel Medal
1996Asa Gray Award
1995St. Louis Walk of Fame
1994Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
1992Volvo Environment Prize
1990Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
1990Honorary doctor of Leiden University
1989Delmer S. Fahrney Medal
1986International Prize for Biology
1985MacArthur Fellows Program
1969Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Connected to Peter 6

Robert RicklefsAlso won Fellow of the Ecological Society of AmericaRobert May, Baron May of OxfordAlso won Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of ScienceSeymour BenzerAlso won International Prize for BiologyVeerabhadran RamanathanAlso won Volvo Environment PrizeJoe Garagiola Sr.Also won St. Louis Walk of FameJulia CarabiasAlso won International Cosmos Prize

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2026 · aged 89
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