Background
Sharp, Dexter Brian was born on June 14, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Mahlon Earl and Olive Marie (Smith) Sharp.
Sharp, Dexter Brian was born on June 14, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Mahlon Earl and Olive Marie (Smith) Sharp.
Bachelor, Carleton College, 1941. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1945.
Chemist, DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware, 1945-1946; postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1946-1947; associate professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1947-1951; chemist, Monsanto, Dayton, Ohio., 1951-1953; group leader, Monsanto, Dayton, St. Louis, 1953-1968; manager research, Monsanto, St. Louis, 1968-1975; director research, Monsanto Agricultural Company, St. Louis, 1975-1985; retired, Monsanto Agricultural Company, St. Louis, 1985. Consultant Stewart Pesticide Registration Association, Washington, since 1986. Member Delaney committee National Academy Science, 1982-1984, agrochem commission International UnionPure and Applied Chemistry, 1984-1988.
Member American Chemical Society (emeritus), National Agricultural Chemicals Association, Weed Science Society of America.
Married Peggy Elizabeth Person, July 8, 1945. Children: Peggy Lynn, Judith Ann, Janice Kaye.