Gordon Enoch Gates

Gordon Enoch Gates (11 January 1897 – 11 June 1987) was an American zoologist. He is known for his taxonomic work on the Oligochaeta and for being a "world authority" on the subject. He published in his field for nearly 60 years.

His main focus was the morphology, physiology, taxonomy, and zoogeography of earthworms, a collection of which he donated to the National Museum of Natural History.

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