Tom Harris

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Who is Tom Harris?

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.

Harris supervised William Chaloner (botanist), later a botany professor.

Tom Harris would say to students: "If you're not prepared to die for botany, you'd better be prepared to kill for it!"

The Harris Garden, located on the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus, was named after him.

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  • United Kingdom

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on July 23, 2013

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