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Sir Peter Crane FRS (born 18 July 1954) is the current President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and Senior Research Scientist in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University.
Peter Crane is a senior research scientist and former dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. He is a renowned botanist and conservationist, and a fellow of several national and international academies.
Peter Salovey, President of Yale, said that Peter Crane “positioned F&ES as an exemplar of diversity, global perspective, and civic engagement”. Peter Crane is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life – its origin, fossil history, current status, conservation and use.
May 1, 2013 · Revered for its beauty and its longevity, the ginkgo is a living fossil, unchanged for more than 200 million years. Botanist Peter Crane, who has a written what he calls a biography of this unique tree, talks to Yale Environment 360 about the inspiring history and cultural significance of the ginkgo.
Learn about the life and achievements of Professor Peter Crane, a leading botanist and conservationist who has directed the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew since 1999. Discover his research on plant evolution, fossils, seeds, and climate change, and his initiatives to protect and share plant diversity.
Peter Crane is President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia, an estate of Rachel Lambert Mellon that includes an exquisite garden as well as an exceptional library focused on the history of plant science, plant exploration, and the development of gardens and landscape design.
Peter Crane is a botanist and former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, where he expanded the organisation’s scientific, conservation and public engagement programmes. He is currently Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University and has published many papers and books on plant evolution and angiosperms.
