Background
Humphrey, Harry Baker was born on August 4, 1873 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Wadsworth and Adeline (Regester) Humphrey.
Humphrey, Harry Baker was born on August 4, 1873 in Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Wadsworth and Adeline (Regester) Humphrey.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1899. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford, 1907.
Secondary school teacher and principal, 1899-1903. Instructor botany and graduate student, Stanford, 1903-1907. Instructor marine botany Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, 1906-1908 (summers).
Botanical editor Cree Public Company, 1907-1908.
Professor botany Washington State College, 1908-1913, vice director agricultural experimental station, 1912-1913. Instructor marine botany U. Washington, 1912 (summer).
Pathologist in charge cereal disease investigations Bureau Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1913-1919, senior pathologist, 1919-1922, principal pathologist 1922-1943. Retired, 1943; editor-in-chief Phytopathology, 1929-1943.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Canada Geography Society, American Phytopathol. Society, Washington Botanical Society, Washington Biological Society, Washington Academy Sciences, Minnesota History Society, Sigma Xi.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Olive Agatha Mealey, June 10, 1901. Children: Llewellyn Mealey, Robert Regester, Helen Wadsworth (Mistress John M. McLernon), Isabel Estella (Mistress G. H. Godfrey), Harry Bartholomew, John William David.