Ernest Robert Sears

Background

Sears, Ernest Robert was born on October 15, 1910 in Bethel, Oregon, United States. Son of Jacob Perlonzo and Ada Estella (McKee) Sears.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Oregon State Agricultural College, 1932. A.M., Harvard University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1936.

Doctor of Science, Goettingen University.

Career

Agent, Department Agriculture, 1936-1941; geneticist, Department Agriculture, 1941-1980; research associate, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1937-1963; professor, U. Missouri, 1963-1980; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, 1980-1991. Hannaford research fellow, Australia, 1980-1981, Einstein research fellow, Israel, 1981, Agricultural Research Council fellow, England, 1982. Michael visiting professor, Israel, 1985.

Visiting professor U. Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1985.

Achievements

• Ernest Robert Sears has been listed as a noteworthy Geneticist, emeritus educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to technical journals.

Membership

Fellow Agronomy Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indian Society Genetics and Plant Breeding (honorary), Japanese Genetics Society (honorary). Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Botanical Society of America, Genetics Society of America (president 1978-1979), American Society Naturalists, Genetics Society of Canada (Excellence award 1977), American Institute Biological Sciences, American Association Cereal Chemists (honorary), Sigma Xi (chapter research award 1970), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta (Distinguished Service award 1958), Alpha Gamma Rho.

Connections

Son of; married Caroline F. Eichorn, July 5, 1936. 1 son, Michael Allan. Married Lotti Maria Steinitz, June 16, 1950.

Children: John, Barbara, Kathleen.

Father:

Jacob Perlonzo Sears

Mother:

Ada Estella (McKee) Sears

Spouse:

Lotti Maria Steinitz

Spouse:

Caroline F. Eichorn

child:

John Sears

child:

Barbara Sears

child:

Kathleen Sears