John Hunter Thomas

John Hunter Thomas (March 26, 1928 – July 20, 1999) was an American botanist and professor of biological sciences at Stanford University. Quotes Many people are more apt to conserve the things they know about than to conserve the things that are foreign to them. This flora will, I hope, acquaint at least a few more people with the plants around them and perhaps thus serve as a stimulus, however slight, toward more permanent protection of our environment. From the preface to Flora of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California (1962). As cited in Quinn, Charles (2006). A Nature Guide to the Southwest Tahoe Basin. p. xvii. 0-9708895-4-2. External links Category:Scientists from the United States Category:Botanists from the United States Category:1928 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Catholics from the United States Category:People from Germany Category:Stanford University faculty Category:Stanford University alumni Category:California Institute of Technology alumni