John W. Harshberger

John W. Harshberger
Born: Philadelphia, PA 1/1/1869; died 4/27/1929
Education: University of Pennsylvania (BS 1982; Ph.D. 1983)
Dissertation title: Maize: an botanical and economic study
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Teaching history: Pennsylvania 1892-1929
Comments: Wrote an autobiography, “Life and Work of John Harshberger, Ph.D.: An Autobiography” (Philadelphia, 1928).
ESA offices and honors: Founder (1914); Vice President 1917; President 1926
ESA links: ESA Obituary
Archived papers: John William Harshberger Papers, 1908-1929. Includes photographs of arboreta, gardens. (See WorldCat listing for more information.)  University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library, Philadelphia PA.  |  John W. Harshberger Papers, 1886-1920. (See WorldCat listing for more information.)  University of Pennsylvania, Archives and Records Center, Philadelphia PA.
External links: Smith bios