Harold E. Moore
American botanist (1917–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harold Emery Moore, Jr. (July 7, 1917 – October 27, 1980) was an American botanist especially known for his work on the systematics of the palm family. He served as Director of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium at Cornell University, and was appointed Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Botany in 1978. He was an important contributor to Hortus Third and was editor of Principes (now Palms), the journal of the International Palm Society. He also edited Gentes Herbarum and provided the foundation for the first edition of Genera Palmarum, a seminal work on palm taxonomy which was later completed by Natalie Uhl and John Dransfield.
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Harold E. Moore | |
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Born | (1917-07-07)July 7, 1917 |
Died | October 17, 1980(1980-10-17) (aged 63) |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Massachusetts State College Harvard University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University |
Author abbrev. (botany) | H.E.Moore |
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