Template:Did you know nominations/John Hunter Thomas
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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 02:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
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John Hunter Thomas
- ... that botanist John Hunter Thomas was aboard the USS Ernest G. Small when it hit a mine? Source: Ehrlich, Paul R.; Mooney, Harold A.; Watt, Ward B. (2000). "John Thomas Memorial Resolution". Faculty Senate Session 33. Stanford University. Stanford Digital Repository. SearchWorks catalog.
- ALT1: ... that botanist John Hunter Thomas collected more than 20,000 plant specimens for herbaria throughout his career? Source: Daniel, Thomas F. (May 16, 2008). "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences (1853–2003)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4, 59 (7): 258.
- ALT2: ... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas but also bear his name? Source: Daniel, Thomas F. (May 16, 2008). "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences (1853–2003)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4, 59 (7): 258; Bickel, D. J.; Arnaud, P. H. (2011). "Medetera johnthomasi (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new species from California with notes on the aberrans species group". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 87 (2): 128.
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- Comment: Thomas served as an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve, active duty, during the Korean War, from 1951-1952.
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