Background
Kauffman, Calvin Henry was born on March 10, 1869 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Henry and Mary Ann (Light) Kauffman.
Kauffman, Calvin Henry was born on March 10, 1869 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Henry and Mary Ann (Light) Kauffman.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1896. Student of University of Wisconsin, 1900-1901, Cornell Univercity, 1902-1904. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Michigan, 1906.
Teacher secondary schools of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois until 1900. Assistant in botany, Cornell Univercity, 1902-1904. Instructor botany, 1904-1908, assistant professor, 1908-1917, University of Michigan.
Pathological inspector (leave of absence from university), Federal Horticultural Board, United States Department of Agriculture, 1917-1919.
Associate professor botany and director University Herbarium, 1920-1923, professor and director, since 1923.
Married Elizabeth Catharine Wolf, September 3, 1895.