John Edmund Sharrock Moore | |
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Born | John Edmund Shorec Moore 10 May 1870 |
Died | 15 January 1947 Cornwall | (aged 76)
Known for | Introduced the terms synapsis and meiosis |
Spouse | Heloise Salvin |
Children | 1 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cytology; Zoology |
Institutions | Royal College of Science; University of Liverpool |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Moore |
John Edmund Sharrock Moore ARCS (10 May 1870 – 15 January 1947) was an English biologist, best known for being co-publisher of the term meiosis and leading two expeditions to Tanganyika.