Background
Hesseltine, Clifford William was born on April 4, 1917 in Brighton, Iowa, United States. Son of Merlin Jerome and Charlotte Jane (Owen) Hesseltine.
Hesseltine, Clifford William was born on April 4, 1917 in Brighton, Iowa, United States. Son of Merlin Jerome and Charlotte Jane (Owen) Hesseltine.
Bachelor of Science, University Iowa, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1950.
Research assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1940-1942; instructor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1947; researcher, Lederle Laboratory, Pearl River, New York, 1947-1953; manager research, USDA, Peoria, Illinois, 1953-1987; consultant in field, since 1987. Speaker profl conferences and meetings.
With United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American chemical Society, Botanical Society of America, Mycological Society of America (president 1963-1964), Society Illinois Bacteriologists, Society Industrial Microbiology (president 1958), Torrey Botanical Club, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Phytopathology Society, British Mycological Society, Japan Mycological Society, British Society Applied Bacteriology, Japanese Association Mycotoxicology, Indian Phytopathological Society.
Married Harriet Elsie Herm, August 8, 1941. Children: Christopher, Nancy, Anna, Rise.