W. John Kress
W. John Kress | |
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| Born | March 4, 1951 Illinois, US |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Systematic biology |
| Spouse | Lidnesy Clarkson |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Tropical ecology |
| Academic advisors | P.B. Tomlinson |
Walter John Emil Kress (born March 4, 1951) is an American botanist and the vice-president for science at the National Museum of Natural History. He currently holds the appointment (2010) as the Director of the Consortium for Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet at the Smithsonian Institution and is the former Executive Director of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.