John Veron
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| Born | John Edward Norwood Veron 1945 (age 80–81) Sydney, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of New England (B.A. (Hons) (M.Sc.) (Ph.D.) |
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| Institutions | American Academy of Underwater Sciences Australian Marine Sciences Association Australian Institute of Marine Science International Society for Reef Studies James Cook University |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | J. E. N. Veron |
John Edward Norwood Veron OAM (born 1945), credited in research as J. E. N. Veron, and in other writing as Charlie Veron, is an Australian biologist, taxonomist, and specialist in the study of corals and reefs. He has described 173 of the world's coral species.