Background
Harlan, Jack Rodney was born on June 7, 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harry Vaughn and Augusta (Griffing) Harlan.
Harlan, Jack Rodney was born on June 7, 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harry Vaughn and Augusta (Griffing) Harlan.
Bachelor of Science in Botany with distinction, George Washington University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, University California, Berkeley, 1942.
Research assistant Tela Railroad Company, Honduras, 1942. Geneticist Department Agriculture, Woodward, Oklahoma, 1942-1951, Stillwater, 1951-1961. Professor agronomy Oklahoma State University, 1951-1966.
Professor genetics University Illinois at Urbana, 1966-1984, professor emeritus, from 1984. Botanist Department of Agriculture (plant exploration and introduction), Turkey, Syria and Iraq, 1948, Department of Agriculture, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Ethiopia, 1960. Senior staff member Iranian prehistoric project Oriental Institute University Chicago, 1960, senior staff member Turkish prehistoric project, 1964.
Member Dead Sea Archaeol. Project, 1977, 79, 83. Plant exploration, Africa, Asia, Latin American.
Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization, 1970-1971, international board Plant Genetic Resources, 1974-1979, Nabta Playa Archaeol. Project, Egypt, 1994.
Contributor to professional journals.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, American Academy Arts and Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, Crop Science Society of America (president 1966), American Institute Biological Scientists, Botanical Society of America, American Society Agronomy, Society for Economic Botany, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Sailing, bird watching, nature conservation.
Married Jean Yocum, August 4, 1939. Children: Sue (Mistress Robert Hughes), Harry, Sherry (Mistress Mark Wilson), Richard Edwin.