Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Peter Raven
Born June 13, 1936
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Peter Raven Marker
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Peter Raven. Born June 13, 1936. Born in China, Peter Raven was a professor at Stanford University before moving to St. Louis in 1971 to head the Missouri Botanical Garden. Under his direction, it became the leading tropical plant research facility in the world. Its staff racing to catalog species doomed to extinction. Raven stressed that the destruction of each rainforest is "one more step toward creating a world in which we cannot live." A preeminent scientist and professor at Washington University, Peter Raven became a world-renowned champion of the environment, lecturing around the globe and writing dozens of books and articles to stop man's decimation of life-giving plants.
Born in China, Peter Raven was a professor at Stanford University before moving to St. Louis in 1971 to head the Missouri Botanical Garden. Under his direction, it became the leading tropical plant research facility in the world. Its staff racing to catalog species doomed to extinction. Raven stressed that the destruction of each rainforest is "one more step toward creating a world in which we cannot live." A preeminent scientist and professor at Washington University, Peter Raven became a world-renowned champion of the environment, lecturing around the globe and writing dozens of books and articles to stop man's decimation of life-giving plants.
Location. 38° 39.368′ N, 90° 18.337′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6609 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dick Gregory (here, next to this marker); Carl & Gerty Cori (a few steps from this marker); Theodore Link (a few steps from this marker); Charles Eames (a few steps from this marker); Agnes Moorehead (a few steps from this marker); A.E. Hotchner (within shouting distance of this marker); Chuck Berry (within shouting distance of this marker); Lou Brock (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 6 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
