Background
Tukey, Harold Bradford was born on September 30, 1896 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of James Bradford and Armenia (Mehrhof) Tukey.
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Harold Bradford Tukey
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Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1918, Master of Science, 1920. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1932. Doctorate.H.C. (honorary), Hanover, Germany, 1957.
Career
November 23, 1918 (deceased February 7, 1930). Children—Loren Davenport, Lois (Mistress West. Doctorate. Baker, Junior), Ronald Bradford. Married second, Ruth Ann Schweigert, November 23, 1932.
Children—Harold Bradford, Annual Assistant horticulturist New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1920-1923.
Horticulturist in charge Hudson Valley Fruit Investigations, 1923-1927. Chief in research (horticulture), New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, professor pomology, Cornell University, 1927-1945.
Head department of horticulture, Michigan State University, 1945-1962, now professor emeritus. United States technical advisory International Conference on Atomic Energy, 1955.
Commissioned First lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, 1918, serving West.W.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Horticultural Society (England), American Institute Biological Sciences (organizing board 1946-1947, vice president). Member American Pomol. Society (board of managers 1925-1928.
Rotarian.
Member editorial and executive staff Rural New Yorker, 1923-1964.
Connections
Married Margaret Davenport. Married second, Ruth Ann Schweigert, November 23, 1932. Children: Loren Davenport, Lois (Mistress West. Doctorate. Baker, Junior.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Awarded Jackson Dawson Medal, 1948, Marshall P. Wilder medal 1956, New Jersey (U.S.) Colman award, 1956, citation American Horticultural Council, 1957. Gold medal of Honor, 1967. Liberty Hyde Bailey medal, 1967.Awarded Jackson Dawson Medal, 1948, Marshall P. Wilder medal 1956, New Jersey (U.S.) Colman award, 1956, citation American Horticultural Council, 1957. Gold medal of Honor, 1967. Liberty Hyde Bailey medal, 1967.