Background
Popp, Henry William was born on November 19, 1892 in Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Emelie (Trautvetter) Popp.
Popp, Henry William was born on November 19, 1892 in Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Emelie (Trautvetter) Popp.
Student, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1917. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1922.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1926.
Analytical chemist, Crucible Steel Company, Pittsburgh, 1912-1914; assistant zoology and entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 1916-1917; instructor botany, Pennsylvania State University, 1920-1923; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1925-1930; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1930-1937; professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1937-1958; head department botany and plant pathology, Pennsylvania State University, 1950-1958; professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, from 1958. Head department biology Center State Teachers College, Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, 1917-1920. Assistant plant physiologist, plant biochemist Boyce Thompson Institute PlantRsch., 1923-1925.
Sergeant Medical corpus, United States army, 1918. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Plant Physiologists, Wild Life Society, Torrey Botanical Club, Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Botanical Society of America (chairman Northeast section 1958), National Research Council, Masons, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Epsilon.
Married Margaret Patricia McElhaney, July 1, 1919. Children: Mary Jean (Mistress Frank P. Smeal), Margaret Kathryn (Mistress Ross B. Lehman), Ruth Popp Mosch (deceased).