Background
Stocking, Clifford Ralph was born on June 22, 1913 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Clifford Dodge and Laura (Stephenson) Stocking.
Stocking, Clifford Ralph was born on June 22, 1913 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Clifford Dodge and Laura (Stephenson) Stocking.
Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Plant Nutrition, University of California at Berkeley, 1937; Master of Science in Plant Physiology, University of California at Berkeley, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Davis, 1943.
Associate botany, University of California, Davis, 1939-1942; assistant professor botany, assistant botanist, University of California, 1946-1952; associate professor, associate botanist, University of California, 1952-1955; professor botany, botanist, University of California, 1958-1981; professor emeritus, University of California, since 1981; department chairman botany and agricultural botany, University of California, 1968-1974. Chemist Pucunelli Packing Company, Turlock, California, 1942-1945.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member California Academy of Sciences, Botany Society of America, American Society Plant Physiologists, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elsie Irene Taylor, August 31, 1937. Children— Kathleen Ann (Mistress Warren Cropper), Margery.