Raymond Cecil Moore

Raymond Cecil Moore (February 20, 1892, Roslyn, Washington – April 16, 1974, Lawrence, Kansas) was an American geologist and paleontologist.[1][2] 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.[3] In 1970 he was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.[4]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Christopher G. Maples and Rex Buchanan, "Raymond Cecil Moore (1892-1974): Memorial and Bibliography (In Celebration of the 100thAnniversary of the Kansas Geological Survey)", Memoir (The Paleontological Society), Vol. 25, Supplement to Vol. 63, no. 6 of the Journal of Paleontology (Nov., 1989), pp. 1-29.
  2. ↑ Daniel F. Merriam (2007), "Raymond Cecil Moore: Legendary Scholar and Scientist, World-Class Geologist and Paleontologist", Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Department of Geology and Paleontological Institute Special Publication 5, paperback, viii + 170 p., ISBN 978-1-891276-55-2.
  3. ↑ GSA List of Presidents
  4. ↑ "Mary Clark Thompson Medal". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

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