Garrett Davis Buckner

Background

Buckner, Garrett Davis was born on May 17, 1885 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Garrett Davis and Mary (Martin) Buckner.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Kentucky, 1908. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1912. Studied at Pasteur Institute and Alliance Francaise, Paris, France, 1922, and Oceano-graphic Institute, Monaco, 1923.

Career

Food chemist Kentucky Experiment Station, Lexington, Kentucky, 1908. Chemist Sterling Sugar Factory, Franklin, Louisiana, 1909. Assistant instructor in chemistry, Princeton, 1909-1912.

Research chemist Kentucky Experiment Station, 1912-1927, research professor in charge of Animal Nutrition since 1927.

Official United States delegate World Poultry Congress, Rome, 1933, and Leipzig, Germany, 1936.

Achievements

• Garrett Davis Buckner has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Kentucky Academy of Science, Society of Animal Production, Poultry Science Association, Society Biological Chemistry, Research. Clubs: Rotary, Lexington Country.

Connections

Married Sarah Gibson Chenault, October 29, 1914. Children: Sarah C., G(arrett) Davis, Mary Martin.

Father:

Garrett Davis Buckner

Mother:

Mary (Martin) Buckner

Spouse:

Sarah Gibson Chenault

child:

Mary Martin Buckner

child:

Sarah C. Buckner

child:

G Buckner (arrett) Davis