John Percy Moore

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John Percy Moore (1869-1965) was an American zoölogist, born at Williamsport, Pa. He was educated at the Central High School of Philadelphia (A.B., 1886) and at the University of Pennsylvania B.S., 1892; Ph.D., 1896), where he was instructor in zoölogy from 1892 to 1907, assistant professor in 1907-09, and thereafter professor. In 1902 he became assistant curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia. After 1890 he was repeatedly employed by the United States Fish Commission, served as instructor in biology at the Hahnemann Medical College in 1896-98, and was instructor in zoölogy at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., after 1901.

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