American botanist and curator (1938— ).
Thomas Bernard Croat (born 23 May 1938 in St. Marys, Iowa) is an American botanist and plant collector, noteworthy as one of botanical history's "most prolific plant collectors". He has collected and described numerous species of plants, particularly in the family Araceae, in his career at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Abbreviations: Croat
Occupations: scientific explorer, scientific collector, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: St. Marys
Direct attributions: 1,654 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 1,658 plants, 0 fungi