Paul Petard (1912-1980 was a Frenchbotanist who specialized in the study of native plants of French Polynesia. His book Petard Botanical Plant Encyclopedia is still widely used as a reference, especially for information about traditional applications of TahitianNoni[?] juice
... candidate for Congress. In 1980 he would run for President as the SPUSA candidate receiving over 6,000 votes, and also becoming the first openly gay man to run fo ...