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Raymond Cecil Moore

U.S. geologist, paleontologist, botanist (1892-1974) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Raymond Cecil Moore was an American geologist and paleontologist. He is known for his work on Paleozoic crinoids, bryozoans, and corals. Moore was a member of US Geological Survey from 1913 until 1949. In 1919 he became professor at the University of Kansas (Lawrence).

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1974Died16 April 19741973William H. Twenhofel MedalAward1970Mary Clark Thompson MedalAward1968Wollaston MedalAward1963Paleontological Society MedalAward1959Sidney Powers Memorial AwardAward1956Hayden Memorial Geological AwardAward1892Born20 February 1892

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Awards

William H. Twenhofel Medal1973
Mary Clark Thompson Medal1970
Wollaston Medal1968
Paleontological Society Medal1963
Sidney Powers Memorial Award1959
Hayden Memorial Geological Award1956

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In 1953 Professor Moore organized the launch and became the first editor of the still ongoing multi-volume work Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Contributors to the Treatise have included the world's specialists in the field. He served as president of the Geological Society of America in 1958. In 1970 he was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1974 · aged 82