Arturo Gómez-Pompa

Arturo Gómez-Pompa (born 1934) is a tropical biologist, a scientific advisor for the Tropical Research Center of the Universidad Veracruzana (CITRO), and a professor emeritus of botany at the University of California, Riverside. He made various contributions to the field of tropical ecology through the creation of databases used in botanical research, and he contributed to the research on the domestication of tropical trees.

Gómez-Pompa has received numerous awards and recognition, including medals and elected positions into various academies. He continues to contribute to biology as an advisor and retired professor, and dividing his time between Irving, Texas and Xalapa, Veracruz. He is from Mexico City. Provided by Wikipedia