Hugh Iltis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugh Iltis

Czech-American botanist and environmentalist

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2016

Profession: botanical collector, botanist, geneticist, environmentalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hugh Iltis (April 7, 1925 – December 19, 2016) was a professor of botany and director of the herbarium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
While he is most noted as a scientist for his role in the discovery of perennial teosinte (Zea diploperennis), a wild diploid relative of modern maize (Zea mays), he is also remembered as an outspoken environmental conservationist.