Background
Nehrling, Arno Herbert was born on July 25, 1886 in Freistadt, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry and Sophia (Schoff) Nehrling.
Nehrling, Arno Herbert was born on July 25, 1886 in Freistadt, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry and Sophia (Schoff) Nehrling.
Student Shaw School Botany, Washington University, 1905-1909.
Assistant floriculture University of Illinois, 1910-1913. Professor, head department Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1914-1917. President McDonald Floral Company, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1917-1921.
Professor floriculture Cornell Univercity, 1921-1927.
Sales manager Hill Floral Products Company, Richmond, Indiana, 1927-1933. Director exhibitions Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, 1933-1965, executive secretary, also director publications, 1947-1963.
Member of the Floricultural Hall of Fame 1964). Member Chrysanthemum Society America (secretary 1930-1937, president 1942), Massachusetts Agricultural Club (secretary 1943-1945), North America Lily Society (president 1954-1955).
Married Irene Dahlberg, September, 18, 1923. Children: Arno Herbert, Dorothy Irene (Mistress Warren P. Higgins).