Arthur Gillett Mccall

Background

Mccall, Arthur Gillett was born on November 11, 1874 in Buena Vista, Ohio, United States. Son of Moses D. and Elizabeth (Gillett) Mccall.

Education

Ohio State University University, Bachelor of Science, 1900. Johns Hopkins, Doctor of Philosophy, 1916.

Career

Of Soils, United States Department of Agriculture, 1901-1904 chief, 1927, chief soil investigations, 1927-1936. Professor agronomy and head department, Ohio State University, 1904-1916. Professor geology and soils, U. Maryland., 1916-1927.

In charge soil investigations, Maryland.

Experiment Station, 1916-1927. With Soil Conservation Service, since 1936, retired 1944, but continuing in Government Service in consultant capacity.

Achievements

• Arthur Gillett Mccall has been listed as a notable soil scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army Ednl. corpus, United States army, France, 1919. Executive secretary 1st International Congress Soil Science. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy (ex-president).

Member Association Official Agricultural Chemists, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Gamma Rho.

Member Czechoslovakian Academy Soil Science. Club: Cosmos.

Connections

Married Harriett M. Flower, December 1896. Children: Herbert F., Elizabeth L., Dorothy H., Harriett A. Scientist, Bureau.

Father:

Moses D. Mccall

Mother:

Elizabeth (Gillett) Mccall

Spouse:

Harriett M. Flower

child:

Dorothy H. Mccall

child:

Bureau Mccall

child:

Harriett A. Scientist Mccall

child:

Elizabeth L. Mccall

child:

Herbert F. Mccall