Veranus Alva Moore
Appearance
Veranus Alva Moore | |
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Born | April 13, 1859 |
Died | February 11, 1931 | (aged 71)
Education | Cornell University |
Occupation(s) | Professor and dean |
Employer | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine |
Veranus Alva Moore (April 13, 1859 – February 11, 1931) was an American academic, bacteriologist, and pathologist.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Hounsfield, New York on April 13, 1859. His parents were Alva and Antoinette.[2] He graduated from Cornell Univeristy. While at Cornell, he helped establish Phi Zeta honor society for veterinary medicine.
Career
[edit]Moore served as head of the United States Department of Agriculture's Division of Animal Pathology from 1895 to 1896.[3] He was dean of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine from 1908 to 1929.[2]
He also served as president of the Society of American Bacteriologists in 1910, and
Personal life
[edit]He married Mary Slawson in 1892.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Moore, Veranus Alva". Cornell University. 1931. hdl:1813/18350.
- ^ a b Gage, SH (July 1931). "Veranus Alva Moore, 1859-1931". Journal of Bacteriology. 22 (1): iv.2–5. doi:10.1128/JB.22.1.iv.2-5.1931. PMC 533247. PMID 16559507.
- ^ a b MOORE, Veranus Alva, in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition), via archive.org