English noun: Haldane | |||
1. | Haldane (person) Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) | ||
Synonyms | J. B. S. Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane | ||
Instance hypernym | geneticist | ||
2. | Haldane (person) Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) | ||
Synonyms | John Haldane, John Scott Haldane | ||
Instance hypernym | physiologist | ||
3. | Haldane (person) Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) | ||
Synonyms | Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane | ||
Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
4. | Haldane (person) Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) | ||
Synonyms | First Viscount Haldane of Cloan, Richard Burdon Haldane, Richard Haldane | ||
Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||