Background
HORSFALL, James was born on January 9, 1905 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, United States. Son of Frank Horsfall and Margaret Vaulx Horsfall.
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James Gordon Horsfall
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Education
University of Arkansas and Cornell University.
Career
Instructor, Cornell University 1928-1929, Assistant Professor, to Professor 1929-1939. Chief of Department, of Plant Pathology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station 1939-1948, Director 1948-1971, South. West. Johnson Distinguished Scientist, Director Emeritus since 1972. Lecturer in Microbiology, Yale University 1950-1963.
Fellow and President American Phytopathological Society 1951.
President Society of Industrial Microbiology 1954. Consultant, President Science Advisory Committee 1960-1969, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1972-1978, Environmental Protection Agency 1975-1978.
President IXth Institute Congress of Plant protection 1979. Chairman Agricultural Board, North.A.S. 1971-1973, Governor's Committee on Environmental Policy 1970.
Fellow, Indian Phytopathological Society.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Vermont), Doctorate.Agr. (Turin), Doctor of Laws (Arkansas).
Membership
Advisory Committee on Biology and Medicine United States Atomic Energy Commission 1957-1964, National Advisory Commission, on Food and Fiber 1965-1967, Latin America Science Board, North.A.S. 1965-1966. American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, North.A.S., American Phytopathological Society. Connecticut Academy Science and Engineering 1970, Power Facility Evaluation Council of Connecticut 1972-1988.
Societa Italiana de Fitoiatria, Pavia, Italy.
Accad. Nazionale di Agrieoltura (Italy).
Interests
Connections
Married Sue Belle Overton in 1927.
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Nationality
United States