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Raymond Cecil Moore

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U.S. geologist, paleontologist, botanist (1892-1974)

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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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Awards 6

1973William H. Twenhofel Medal
1970Mary Clark Thompson Medal
1968Wollaston Medal
1963Paleontological Society Medal
1959Sidney Powers Memorial Award
1956Hayden Memorial Geological Award

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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). 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.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1974 · aged 82
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