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W. John Kress

American botanist and curator · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1951 · age 75

Walter John Emil Kress is an American botanist and the vice-president for science at the National Museum of Natural History.

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Awards

Parker-Gentry Award2013
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2002

About this person

He currently holds the appointment (2010) as the Director of the Consortium for Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet at the Smithsonian Institution and is the former Executive Director of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 75