Background
Leighty, Clyde Evert was born on May 7, 1882 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. Son of George Henry and Lucretia (Vandermark) Leighty.
Leighty, Clyde Evert was born on May 7, 1882 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. Son of George Henry and Lucretia (Vandermark) Leighty.
Bachelor of Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1904. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell, 1912.
Soil chemist, Illinois Agriculture Experiment Station, 1905. Investigated arrival condition American grain at European ports for United States Department of Agriculture, 1906. Established and in charge United States Department of Agriculture Grain Standardization laboratories, New Orleans, Saint Louis and New York, 1906-1909.
Graduate work, Cornell Univercity, 1909-1912.
In charge eastern wheat investigations, Bureau Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1912-1930, in charge division dry land agriculture, 1930-1945, retired 1945. Appointed collaborator, United States Department of Agriculture.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Genetic Association (secretary since 1926), Agricultural History Society, American Society Agronomy, Botanical Society of Washington, Genetic Association of America, Washington Academy Science, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Ollie Edna Harris, October 13, 1908. Children: Florence Lucretia (Mistress Raymond Colton), Raymond Vandermark.