William Whitmore Goodale Moir

Not to be confused with William Moir, Scottish mathematician.

William Whitmore Goodale Moir
Moir, c. 1925
Born(1896-03-17)March 17, 1896
Pāpaʻikou, Territory of Hawaii
DiedFebruary 21, 1985(1985-02-21) (aged 88)
Hawaii, United States
Other namesWilliam W. G. Moir,
W. W. G. Moir,
William Whitmore Goodale-Moir
EducationPunahou School
Cornell University (BS)
OccupationsBotanist, agricultural technologist
Spouse(s)Elenor Gilchrist Preston
May Margaret Arstad (m. 1950–1985; his death)

William Whitmore Goodale Moir, also known as W. W. G. Moir (1896–1985) was an American botanist and agricultural technologist, who specialized in orchid taxonomy and was a sugar cane argonomist. He worked as an agricultural technologist for American Factors Ltd. (later known as AMFAC).

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