Ernest Milton Gress

Background

Gress, Ernest Milton was born on August 1, 1876 in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George B. and Rebecca (De Shong) Gress.

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) Normal School, 1896. Bachelor of Philosophy, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1907. Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh, 1912, Doctor of Philosophy, 1920.

Career

Teacher public and high schools, Pennsylvania, 1893-1920. State botanist of Pennsylvania since 1920.

Achievements

• Ernest Milton Gress has been listed as a noteworthy botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Botanical Society America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pennsylvania Academy Science.

Connections

Married Nora Booth Gress, May 16, 1901. Children: LaRue Ernestine (Mistress George Lehman), Margaret Rebecca (Mistress Thomas R. Tatnall), Dorothy Evelyn (Mistress Russel Dougherty).

Father:

George B. Gress

Mother:

Rebecca (De Shong) Gress

Spouse:

Nora Booth Gress

child:

Margaret Rebecca Gress (Mistress Thomas R. Tatnall)

child:

Dorothy Evelyn Gress (Mistress Russel Dougherty)

child:

LaRue Ernestine Gress (Mistress George Lehman)