haldane | ||
1. | [ noun ] (writing) Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) | |
Synonyms: | elizabeth_sanderson_haldane elizabeth_haldane | |
Related terms: | writer | |
2. | [ noun ] (biology,physiology) Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) | |
Synonyms: | john_scott_haldane john_haldane | |
Related terms: | physiologist | |
3. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics) Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) | |
Synonyms: | john_burdon_sanderson_haldane j._b._s._haldane | |
Related terms: | geneticist | |
4. | [ noun ] (politics) Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) | |
Synonyms: | richard_burdon_haldane richard_haldane first_viscount_haldane_of_cloan | |
Related terms: | statesman | |
Similar spelling: |
Haldeman halothane |