haldane meaning and definition

HALDANE noun

Definition of Haldane (noun)

1. 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
2. Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
   • synonyms: John Haldane, John Scott Haldane
3. Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)
   • synonyms: Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
4. Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
   • synonyms: First Viscount Haldane of Cloan, Richard Burdon Haldane, Richard Haldane