Orator Fuller Cook | |
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| Born | May 28, 1867 |
| Died | April 23, 1949 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Known for | Coining of "speciation" |
| Spouse | Alice Carter Cook |
| Children | Robert Carter Cook |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, entomology |
| Institutions | USDA |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | O.F.Cook |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Cook |
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Orator Fuller Cook Jr. (May 28, 1867 – April 23, 1949) was an American botanist, entomologist, and agronomist, known for his work on cotton and rubber cultivation and for coining the term "speciation" to describe the process by which new species arise from existing ones.[1] He published nearly 400 articles on topics such as genetics, evolution, sociology, geography, and anthropology.
- ^ Berlocher, Stewart H. (1998). "Origins: a Brief History of Research on Speciation" (PDF). In Howard, Daniel J.; Berlocher, Stewart H. (eds.). Endless Forms: Species and Speciation. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0195109016.