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 1912 - 2003 (91 years)
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| Name |
Leslie Rowsell Moore |
| Prefix |
Professor |
| Born |
23 Jun 1912 |
Paulton, Somerset, England, UK  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Professor of Geology |
- Professor L.R. (Leslie Rowsell) Moore, (23 June 1912 - 13 November 2003), was Sorby Professor of Geology at Sheffield University, where under his leadership its geology department became one of the largest in the country. He also made significant advances in the study of palaeobotany and palynology.
He was called as an expert witness at the inquiry into the Aberfan disaster. He was instrumental in the creation of the Micropalaeontological Society and was its first President. He has been described as "one of the founders of modern Carboniferous palynology".
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| Died |
13 Nov 2003 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Probate |
31 Mar 2004 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Person ID |
I58729 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
Albert Moore
b. 13 Mar 1888, Camerton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 16 Jun 1969, Bath, Somerset, England, UK (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Florence Sophia Rowsell
b. 26 Jun 1885, Paulton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 2 Mar 1979, Bath, Somerset, England, UK (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
1909 |
Clutton, Somerset, England, UK |
| Family ID |
F24328 |
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| Wife |
Margaret Wilson MacRae
b. 28 Mar 1909, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
d. 11 Nov 1985, Curbar, Derbyshire, England, UK (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
1946 |
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, UK |
| Children |
| | 1. John Rowsell Macrae Moore
b. 17 Jul 1947, Scotland, UK
d. 15 Nov 2013, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, UK (Age 66 years) |
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| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Family ID |
F24403 |
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 | Born - 23 Jun 1912 - Paulton, Somerset, England, UK |
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 | Married - 1946 - Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, UK |
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 | Died - 13 Nov 2003 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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| Probate - 31 Mar 2004 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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