Paul Thomson (botanist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Thomson (botanist)

United States Marine

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1916

Date of Death: 31-May-2008

Profession: botanist, horticulturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

(Horticulturist, not Botanist) Paul Thomson (June 29, 1916 – May 31, 2008) was an American exotic fruit enthusiast, self-taught horticulturist and botanist, fruit farmer, and the co-founder of the California Rare Fruit Growers Association, a group of amateur horticulturists which now has more than 3,000 members in approximately 35 countries.
Thomson is credited with helping to expand the farming of exotic fruits in California – everything from cherimoyas to longans to pitahayas.