Background
Earley, Ernest Benton was born on December 19, 1906 in Orangesburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Gussie Hydrick (Bair) Earley.
plant physiologist agronomy educator
Earley, Ernest Benton was born on December 19, 1906 in Orangesburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Gussie Hydrick (Bair) Earley.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, Clemson University, 1928. Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1941.
Assistant agronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1929-1937; assistant agronomist, Regional Soybean Laboratory, Bureau Plant Industries, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, Department Agriculture, 1937-1944; member of faculty, University of Illinois at Urbana, since 1944; professor agronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1955-1975; professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana, since 1975.
Active local Boy Scouts American. Member American Society Agronomy, American Society Plant Physiologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Liberty Mundo, August 17, 1931. Children– Carol Ann (Mistress Edward L. Hanson), Thomas David.