Richard T. T. Forman

[excerpt from Harvard University website]
His primary scholarly interest links science with spatial pattern to interweave nature and people on the land. Often considered a “father” of landscape ecology and of road ecology, he helped spearhead urban ecology, and launched town ecology, a current research interest. Forman served as President or Vice-President of three professional societies, and received honors/awards in France, Colombia, England, Italy, China, Czech Republic, Australia, and the USA. Extensive international activities enhanced the spatial ecology work, its applications for society, and interactions with distant colleagues.