Background
Kehr, August Ernest was born on March 2, 1914 in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. Son of Carl Frederick August and Anna Esther (Heller) Kehr.
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August Ernest Kehr
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August Ernest Kehr, American geneticist, researcher. Achievements include development of many varieties of azaleas, rhododendrons and magnolias. Recipient Gold medal Rhododendron Society, 1977, Superior Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1975, B.Y. Morrison Lecturer award and medal, 1982, Pioneer award American Rhododendron Society, 1994, Southeast chapter Bronze medal, 1998.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1937; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1950.
Career
Associate professor Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1950-1954. Professor Iowa State University, Ames, 1954-1958. Branch chief Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, 1958-1972, member national program staff Agricultural Research Service, 1972-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member team to study agriculture in Egypt, 1975, 80. Member team sponsored by Academy of Sciences to study vegetable farming in China, 1977. Fellow American Society for Horticultural Science.
Member American Genetics Association (president 1963-1965), Magnolia Society (national meetings planning committee 1989-1991, D. Todd Gresham award 1992), Cosmos Club Washington, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Connections
Married Mary Louise Coon, December 26, 1942. 1 child, Janet Marie Kehr Flick.
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September 27, 2001 (aged 87) -
Nationality
American
Education
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1937
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1947
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1950
Career
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1950 - 1954
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1954 - 1958
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1958 - 1972
Awards
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Recipient Gold medal Rhododendron Society, 1977, Superior Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1975, B.Y. Morrison Lecturer award and medal, 1982, Pioneer award American Rhododendron Society, 1994, Southeast chapter Bronze medal, 1998.Recipient Gold medal Rhododendron Society, 1977, Superior Service award United States Department of Agriculture, 1975, B.Y. Morrison Lecturer award and medal, 1982, Pioneer award American Rhododendron Society, 1994, Southeast chapter Bronze medal, 1998.