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Robert Folger Thorne

American botanist (1920-2015).

Born July 13th, 1920 in Spring Lake.

Died March 24th, 2015 at 94 years old in Pomona. [ref]

Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, scientific collector

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon