James Birch Rorer

Background

Rorer, James Birch was born on December 29, 1876 in Ogontz, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William A. and Sarah Tyson (Heston) Rorer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1899, Master of Arts, 1902.

Career

Assistant in botany, Harvard, 1899-1902. Scientific assistant United States Department of Agriculture, 1902-1905. Assistant pathologist same, 1906-1908.

Mycologist Board of Agriculture, Trinidad, British West Indies California California, 1909-1918.

Director Department of Agriculture, Associacion de Agricultores del Ecuador, and plant pathologist, 1919-1922. Agriculture adviser and manager of Hacienda Panigon.

Achievements

• James Birch Rorer has been listed as a noteworthy plant pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Botanical Society America, American Phytopathol.

Connections

Married Ethel Stuart Wimer, of Washington, District of Columbia, February 10, 1909.

Father:

William A. Rorer

Mother:

Sarah Tyson (Heston) Rorer

Spouse:

Ethel Stuart Wimer