Richard Evans Schultes

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ethnobotanist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_Botanical_Museum
gptkb:International_Society_of_Ethnopharmacology
gptkb:American_Society_of_Plant_Taxonomists
gptkb:Society_for_Economic_Botany
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Botanical_Society_of_America
gptkbp:born January 12, 1915
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution conservation of plant species
documenting indigenous knowledge
promoting sustainable use of plants
gptkbp:died April 10, 2001
gptkbp:field ethnobotany
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Doctor_of_Science_from_the_University_of_the_Andes
Doctor_of_Science_from_the_University_of_Puerto_Rico
Doctor_of_Science_from_the_University_of_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Evans Schultes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Wade_Davis
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:involved gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:World_Wildlife_Fund
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Botanical_Society_of_America
gptkbp:knownFor research on psychoactive plants
gptkbp:legacy advocacy for indigenous rights
influence on modern pharmacology
inspiration for future generations of botanists
pioneering work in ethnobotany
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The Plants of the Gods
gptkbp:occupation professor
botanist
gptkbp:publishes Plants of the Gods: Origins of Hallucinogenic Use
The_Botany_and_Chemistry_of_Hallucinogens
The_Ethnobotany_of_the_Amazon
The_Healing_Forest
gptkbp:researchAreas cultural anthropology
plant taxonomy
plant ecology
gptkbp:researchFocus Amazonian_plants
gptkbp:spouse Martha_Schultes
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Peru