Background
Gillette, Clarence Preston was born on April 7, 1859 in Lyons, Michigan, United States. Son of William Henry and Larissa Esther (Preston) Gillette.
Gillette, Clarence Preston was born on April 7, 1859 in Lyons, Michigan, United States. Son of William Henry and Larissa Esther (Preston) Gillette.
He studied at Michigan State Agricultural College under the direction of Albert John Cook (1842-1916).He first worked as an assistant in the department of zoology there before departing for the experimental station of Iowa State College where he worked from 1888 to 1891.
Assistant entomologist and physiologist, Michigan Agricultural College, 1886-1887. Entomologist, State Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, 1888-1890. Head department of zoölogy and entomology, and entomologist, Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural College, 1891-1933.
Director Colorado Experiment Station, July 1, 1910-1933.
Professor and director emeritus, since 1933. Expert entomologist, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904.
Married Clara M. Smith, March 3, 1886.