About George Thomas Moore
Lived 1871 – 1956 (aged 84–85). George Thomas Moore was an American botanist and writer.
George Thomas Moore (1871–1956) was an American botanist, who specialised in phycology, the study of algae. Moore was the director of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri from 1912 to 1953.
Biography
Moore was born on February 23, 1871, in Indianapolis, Indiana. and finally, in 1900, a Doctor of Philosophy. He also served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as Society for Science & the Public, from 1921 to 1923.
He died at his home in St. Louis on November 27, 1956, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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American botanist (1871–1956)
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George Thomas Moore was born on 23 February 1871 in Indianapolis.
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George Thomas Moore died in 1956 in St. Louis.
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George Thomas Moore was a botanist and writer.
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