Peter H. Raven
Peter Raven | |
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Peter Raven, after receiving the Addison Emery Verrill Medal | |
| Born | Peter Hamilton Raven June 13, 1936 (age 89) Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Spouses | 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 | See Awards and honors |
| 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 |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | P.H.Raven |
Peter Hamilton Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist, notable as the longtime director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.