Background
Peirce, George James was born on March 13, 1868 in Manila, Philippine Islands Son of George Henry and Lydia Ellen (Eaton) Peirce.
Peirce, George James was born on March 13, 1868 in Manila, Philippine Islands Son of George Henry and Lydia Ellen (Eaton) Peirce.
Bachelor of Science, Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard), 1890, fellow, 1892-1894. University of Bonn, Leipzig, Munich, 1892-1894. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Leipzig, 1894.
Assistant professor botany, Indiana University, 1895-1897. Assistant professor botany, Stanford, 1897-1900, associate professor, 1900-1910, professor, 1910-1933, now emeritus. Collaborator United States Forest Service, 1909-1910.
Special agent Department of Justice, studying effect of smoke on vegetation, 1910-1911.
Studied effect of cement dust on vegetation, 1911.
Member, later chairman, Palo Alto California Board Health. Member wood fuel advising committee, Fuel Administration for California, 1917-1918. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Botanical Society American (president 1932).
Member British Association for Advancement of Science, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft.
Clubs: Commonwealth, Harvard (San Francisco).
Married Anna Hobart, June 14, 1897. Children: Elizabeth, Carolyn, Rosamond Hobart.