Crane, Peter R(obert)

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CRANE, Peter R(obert)

CRANE, Peter R(obert). American, b. 1954. Genres: Natural history, Botany. Career: University of Reading, Reading, England, lecturer in botany, 197881; Indiana University-Bloomington, postdoctoral researcher in biology, 1981-82; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, assistant curator of paleobotany, 1982-85, associate curator, 1985-90, curator, 1990-92, MacArthur Curator, 1992-94, chairperson, Department of Geology, 1991-92, vice-president of Center for Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, 199293, vice-president for academic affairs, 1994-, A. Watson Armour III Curator, 1994-, director of the museum, 1995-. University of Chicago, lecturer, 1984-, professor, 1992-, research associate in geophysical sciences, 1989-92; speaker at dozens of universities in the United States and abroad. Publications: (with P. Kenrick) The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants, 1997. EDITOR: (with E.M. Friis and W.G. Chaloner, and contrib.) The Origins of Angiosperms and Their Biological Consequences, 1987; (with Blackmore, and contrib.) The Evolution, Systematics, and Fossil History of the Hamamelidae, 2 vols, 1989; (with S. Lidgard) The Fifth North American Paleontological Convention: Abstracts and Program, 1992. Address: Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605-2496, U.S.A. Online address: pcrane@fmnh.org

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