Peter Raven | |
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 Peter Raven, after receiving the Addison Emery Verrill Medal | |
| Born | Peter Hamilton Raven June 13, 1936 (age 90) Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Spouse(s) |
Sally Barrett
(m. 1958; died 1968)Tamra Engelhorn
(m. 1968; div. 1995)Kathryn Fish
(m. 1996; div. 2000)Patricia Duncan (m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | International Prize for Biology (1986) Volvo Environment Prize (1992) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1994) AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1997) International Cosmos Prize (2003) ANZAAS Medal (2004) Hubbard Medal (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Evolutionary biology, Biodiversity |
| Institutions | Stanford University, Missouri Botanical Garden Washington University in St. Louis |
| Doctoral students | Dennis E. Breedlove Warren L. Wagner |
Peter Hamilton Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist. He is known for being the director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
