Fred Coleman Sears

Background

Sears, Fred Coleman was born on May 11, 1866 in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Bartlett and Mary Katherine (Wellington) Sears.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kansas Agricultural College, 1892, Master of Science, 1896. Doctor of Science, Kansas State College, 1937.

Career

Assistant horticulturist Kansas Experiment Station, Manhattan, 1892-1896. Professor horticulture Utah Agricultural College, 1897. Director Nova Scotia School of Horticulture, Wolfville, Nova Scoti, 1897-1904.

Professor horticulture Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scoti, 1904-1907.

Professor pomology Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1907-1936.

Achievements

• Fred Coleman Sears has been listed as a noteworthy pomologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason.

Connections

Married Ruth T. Stokes, October 19, 1897. Children: Florence Hart and Elizabeth Kent (twins).