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Peter H. Raven

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Peter Raven
Peter Raven, after receiving the Addison Emery Verrill Medal
Born
Peter Hamilton Raven

June 13, 1936 (1936-06-13) (age 88)
Shanghai, China
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity 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)
Children4
AwardsInternational 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
FieldsBotany, Evolutionary biology, Biodiversity
InstitutionsStanford University,
Missouri Botanical Garden
Washington University in St. Louis
Doctoral studentsDennis 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.[1][2]

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  1. "President Emeritus". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. "Royal Patrons and Honorary Fellows". The Linnean Society of London. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

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