John P. Munson | |
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| Born | February 21, 1860 Jølster, Norway |
| Died | February 27, 1928 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Yale, University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Washington State Normal School, Ellensburg |
| Thesis | The ovarian egg of Limulus; a contribution to the problem of the centrosome and yolk-nucleus (1897) |
John P. Munson (February 21, 1860 – February 27, 1928) was a Norwegian-American zoologist and educator, known for his research in the development of animal egg and sperm cells, and his textbook Education Through Nature Study. He was professor at Washington State Normal School at Ellensburg (now Central Washington University) from 1899 to 1928, where he served as head of the department of biology.