J. Howard (John Howard) Moore

Born in Missouri in 1862, John Howard Moore was an American zoologist, teacher, philosopher, and reform-minded writer. He studied at the University of Chicago and later taught in Chicago, where he became known for lectures and writing on evolution, ethics, education, and social questions.

Moore is best remembered for works such as The Universal Kinship, Better-World Philosophy, and Savage Survivals. Across his writing, he argued that humans are part of a larger community of living beings and urged a more humane attitude toward animals; he was also associated with causes including ethical vegetarianism, humane education, temperance, and socialism.

His life ended in Chicago in 1916. Though not widely known today, he has continued to interest readers for the way he linked science, compassion, and reform long before animal rights became a common public discussion.