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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Peter H. Raven

Title:

Director and Engelmann Professor of Botany

Affiliation:

Missouri Botanical Garden and Washington University

St. Louis,Missouri  USA

Gender:

Male

Award Discipline:

Biological Sciences

Award Year:

2000

Citation:

"For his contributions to the dynamics of plant systematics and evolution, the introduction of the concept of coevolution, and his major contribution to the international efforts to preserve biodiversity."

Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000.

 

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