Sir Peter Crane Awarded The Darwin-Wallace Medal

Peter is recognized as a world leader in evolutionary biology, globally acclaimed for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of plant diversity, both living and extinct. His extensive body of work spans from the origin and fossil history of plant life to its current state, encompassing themes of conservation and practical utility. His palaeobotanical discoveries, combined with phylogenetic analyses of morphological data, have profoundly altered our outlook on early angiosperm evolution. After leaving the Field in 1999, he went on to serve as Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental and is currently President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation. He has pursued these roles with an unceasing spirit of innovation, inclusion and engagement.
April 26. 2024