Background
Schaeffer, Gideon William was born on November 5, 1929 in Menno, South Dakota, United States. Son of William J. and Anna (Bender) Schaeffer.
Schaeffer, Gideon William was born on November 5, 1929 in Menno, South Dakota, United States. Son of William J. and Anna (Bender) Schaeffer.
Bachelor, Yankton College, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1960.
Research associate Brookhaven (New York ) National Laboratory, 1960-1962, Le Phytotron, Gif-Sur-Yvete, France, 1962-1963. Plant physiologist United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, since 1964.
Corporal United States Army, 1952-1954.
Married Mary Jane Weber, October 11, 1953.