Background
Klingebiel, Albert Arnold was born on October 1, 1910 in Hinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman August and Lena (Lotz) Klingebiel.
Klingebiel, Albert Arnold was born on October 1, 1910 in Hinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Herman August and Lena (Lotz) Klingebiel.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, Iowa State University, 1936; Master of Science in Soil Microbiology, Iowa State University, 1937; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1950-1954.
Field soil scientist Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ogden, Utah, 1937-1938, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Midwest United States locations, 1938-1940, director training school LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 1940-1946, state soil scientist Urbana, Illinois, 1946-1952. Director soil conservation research Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1952-1954. Director soil survey interpretations Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1954-1973.
Independent consultant soil science Silver Spring, Maryland, 1973-1990. Guest lecturer University Illinois, Urbana, 1960. Member science team Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Rome, 1972, National Research Council, Washington, 1975.
Chairman stewardship area Lutheran Church, Burtonsville, Maryland, 1975-1990, president church council, 1984. Fellow American Society Agronomy (active various committees), Soil Science Society of America (committee member). Member Soil Conservations Society of America, Illinois Soil Classifiers Association (honorary), Lambda Alpha.
Married Edith Mary Holmes, June 2, 1937. Children: Keith and Kenneth (twins), John, Janice.