Franklin David Keim
American plant geneticist (1886–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franklin David Keim (1886-1956) was a professor at the University of Nebraska where he studied plant genetics, grasses, and grazing.[1] He served as the chair of the University of Nebraska Department of Agronomy for 22 years from 1930 to 1952. He was elected a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy in 1937[2] and served as the president of the American Society of Agronomy in 1943.[2] The University of Nebraska's Keim Hall is named in his honor.[3]
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Franklin David Keim | |
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Born | (1886-09-10)September 10, 1886 Hardy, Nebraska, U.S |
Died | March 7, 1956(1956-03-07) (aged 69) |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska, Cornell University |
Spouse | Alice Mary Voigt |
Children | 2 |
Awards | ASA Fellow |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Nebraska |
Thesis | "Inheritance studies of a cross between T. compactum and T. spelta" (1927) |
Doctoral advisor | Harry Houser Love |
Notable students | George Beadle, George F. Sprague |
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