Robert Folger Thorne

Robert Folger Thorne
BornJuly 13, 1920
DiedMarch 24, 2015(2015-03-24) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Cornell University (MS, PhD)
Spouse
Mae Zukel
(m. 1947)
AwardsAsa Gray Award
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsRancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont Graduate University
Author abbrev. (botany)Thorne

Robert F. Thorne (July 13, 1920 – March 24, 2015) was an American botanist. He was taxonomist and curator emeritus at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and professor emeritus at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. His research has contributed to the understanding of the evolution of flowering plants.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Obituary for Robert F. Thorne". Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany. 33 (1). 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: R. F. Thorne Apr 13 Robert Folger Thorne (1920-2015)". The American Society of Plant Taxonomist. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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