Background
Rosberg, David William was born on January 3, 1919 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Albert and Hulda (Sundin) Rosberg.
Rosberg, David William was born on January 3, 1919 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Albert and Hulda (Sundin) Rosberg.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Olaf College, 1940; postgraduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1940-1941; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1949.
Graduate assistant biology department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1940-1942;
lab assistant Texas Agricultural Experimental Station, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1942;
assistant professor plant physiology and pathology department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1949-1954;
associate professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1954-1958;
professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1958-1960;
professor, head department plant science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, from 1960;
professor emeritus, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1981. Inspector R.R. Perishable Inspection Agency, New York City, 1941. Graduate assistant department botany Ohio State University, 1946-1948, research assistant.
Research Foundation, 1948-1949. Laboratory assistant Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1948.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Phytopath. Society, Texas Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Helen Dana McDonald, November 8, 1941. Children– David William, Dana Karin.