Background
BRANDES, Elmer Walker was born on July 15, 1891 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Frederick W. and Emma T. (Pangburn) Brandes.
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Elmer Walker BRANDES
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Michigan State College, Bachelor of Science, 1913, Master of Science, 1915. University of Michigan, Doctor of Philosophy, 1919. Cornell University, 1916-1917.
Career
Pathologist, office of Sugar Plants, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States.D.A., 1919-1923. Senior Pathologist in Charge, office of Sugar Plants, 1923-1928. Agriculture Explorer 1928.
Principal Pathologist in Charge, Bureau of Plant Industries, United States Department of Agriculture, since 1928. Delegate, Pan Pacific Food Conservation Congress, Honolulu, 1924, Congress of Int. Society Sugar Cane Technologists, Havana, 1927.
Director, various Scientific Expeditions in Central and S. American, West Indies, Asia, Australia and S. Pacific Islands. Leader, Department of Agriculture Airplane Explorations of New Guinea, 1928.
Membership
Member: Sigma Xi; Mich, and Washington Academy Sciences. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Spouse Grace V. Newbold, August 15, 1915.
