Background
Hellmers, Henry was born on September 5, 1915 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry British Columbia and Mary Louise (Hofeditz) Hellmers.
Hellmers, Henry was born on September 5, 1915 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry British Columbia and Mary Louise (Hofeditz) Hellmers.
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Pennsylvania State University, 1937. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University California, Berkeley, 1950.
Forester Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Sommerset, 1940-1941. Research plant physiologist United States Forest Svc./California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1949-1965. Professor plant physiology Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1983, professor emeritus, from 1983.
Director Phytotron Controlled Environmental Laboratory for Plant Research, Duke University, 1968-1980. Visiting professor Japan.
Commander United States Navy, 1942-1945, World World War World War II. Member American Society Plant Physiologists, Society of America Foresters (chairman Southern California section 1950's).
Married Lou Ann Moynihan, November 24, 1945. Children: Rosemary, Carol Annual.