R. F. Thorne
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Name
Robert F. Thorne
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Dates
13 Jul 1920 - 24 Mar 2015
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Specialities
Spermatophytes, Angiosperm phylogeny and geography, Aquatic angiosperms
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Roles
Author, Determiner, Collector
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Movement Details
United States of America, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea
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Notes
Author Notes: RSA
Collector Notes: RSA (orig.)
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From: Stevenson, Dennis
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 12:34 PM
To: Science
Subject: Thorne
Here is the text of a message I got on Monday evening.
Dennis
The RSABG community is sad to announce the passing of Robert F. "Bob" Thorne, who died peacefully in his sleep in Claremont, CA, on March 24 at the age of 94.
Dr. Thorne was Curator of the Herbarium at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, having joined the Garden’s staff in 1962. He added immensely to the collection during his long career and continued as Curator Emeritus until his death. Dr. Thorne continued to be professionally active until recently, publishing scientific works well into the past decade. Renowned internationally for his work on evolutionary relationships and biogeographic patterns among flowering plants, he also made many very important contributions to floristic knowledge in western North America. His last publication was on the plants of the high Sierra San Pedro Mártir in Baja California. He will be missed, and yet will always be among us.
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