E. Newton Harvey | |
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Born | Edmund Newton Harvey November 25, 1887 |
Died | July 21, 1959 | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Bioluminescence |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology |
Thesis | Studies on the Permeability of Cells (1911) |
Doctoral advisor | Thomas Hunt Morgan |
Doctoral students | William D. McElroy |
Edmund Newton Harvey (November 25, 1887 – July 21, 1959) was an American zoologist.[1] He was acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on bioluminescence.[2] He won the Rumford Prize in 1947 and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] the American Philosophical Society,[4] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1929.[5]