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Tom Harris was an academic at the [[University of Reading]] who was Head of the Department of [[Botany]].<ref name=wchaloner>J. B. Riding (interviewer), [http://www.palynology.org/history/chalonerb.html Interview with Professor William G. (Bill) Chaloner], at [[University College London]], AASP Oral History Project, ''[http://www.palynology.org The Palynological Society]'', 16 December 2002.</ref> |
Tom Harris was an academic at the [[University of Reading]] who was Head of the Department of [[Botany]].<ref name=wchaloner>J. B. Riding (interviewer), [http://www.palynology.org/history/chalonerb.html Interview with Professor William G. (Bill) Chaloner], at [[University College London]], AASP Oral History Project, ''[http://www.palynology.org The Palynological Society]'', 16 December 2002.</ref> |
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Harris supervised [[William Chaloner]], later a botany professor.<ref name=wchaloner /> |
Harris supervised [[William Chaloner (botanist)]], later a botany professor.<ref name=wchaloner /> |
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Tom Harris would say to students: "If you're not prepared to die for botany, you'd better be prepared to kill for it!"{{fact|date=May 2009}} |
Tom Harris would say to students: "If you're not prepared to die for botany, you'd better be prepared to kill for it!"{{fact|date=May 2009}} |
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Professor Tom Harris was a distinguished paleobotanist and keen gardener.
Tom Harris was an academic at the University of Reading who was Head of the Department of Botany.[1]
Harris supervised William Chaloner (botanist), later a botany professor.[1]
Tom Harris would say to students: "If you're not prepared to die for botany, you'd better be prepared to kill for it!"[citation needed]
The Harris Garden, located on the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus, was named after him.[2]
References
- ^ a b J. B. Riding (interviewer), Interview with Professor William G. (Bill) Chaloner, at University College London, AASP Oral History Project, The Palynological Society, 16 December 2002.
- ^ "The Harris Garden — Description". Friends of the Harris Garden. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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