 Jack Harlan

Jack Rodney Harlan (June 7, 1917 – August 26, 1998) was a botanist, agronomist, plant collector, and campaigner for crop plant biodiversity conservation.Born in Washington, DC, Jack Harlan was the son of Harry Harlan, a plant breeder who worked on barley at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and who travelled around the world on seed collecting expeditions in search of new genetic material for use the USDA's crop breeding programs.