Peter Raven

Peter Raven is a distinguished plant taxonomist whose research on several groups of plants, on biogeography and on rainforests has many connections with Australia. His monograph on the genus Epilobium in Australasia was described as "definitive in every conceivable way". In 1965 with Paul Ehrlich he developed the concept of "co-evolution" from their work on butterflies and plants. He subsequently pioneered work on folk taxonomy, of the Tzeltal people of Mexico. His Lemberg Fellowship lectures on "Australasian biogeography and continental drift" recognised his influence in that area. Recently he has been active as a referee of the Australian Heritage Commission on behalf of conservation of tropical rainforests in Queensland.

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