Raymond Cecil Moore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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geologist, paleontologist
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1892
Place of Birth: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 16-Apr-1974
Profession: paleontologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Raymond Cecil Moore
- Raymond Cecil Moore (February 20, 1892, Roslyn, Washington – April 16, 1974, Lawrence, Kansas) was an American geologist and paleontologist.
- 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.
- In 1970 he was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.
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