Background
Walker, John was born on July 6, 1893 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Samuel B. and Alice D. Walker.
Walker, John was born on July 6, 1893 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Samuel B. and Alice D. Walker.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
The New York Times said that Walker"s "pioneering research in disease resistance in plants had a strong impact on world agriculture" and that Walker "was the first scientist to demonstrate the chemical nature of disease resistance in plants". Walker is most known for developing disease-resistant varieties of onions, cabbages, beans, peas, beets and cucumbers. The National Academy of Sciences said that he was considered "one of the world"s greatest plant pathologists" and that "his fundamental discoveries of plant disease resistance made a lasting impact on world agriculture".
Walker was professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
1945: elected to the National Academy of Sciences
1960: an honorary doctor of science, University of Göttingen in Germany
1963: the Merit Award, the Botanical Society of America
1965: a fellow, the American Phytopathological Society
1970: Award of Distinction, the American Phytopathological Society
1972: East. C. Stakeman Award, The University of Minnesota
1978: the $50,000 Wolf Foundation Prize in Agriculture in Israel
July 6, 1893: born in Racine, Wisconsin
1914: Bachelor of Surgery, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
1915: Master of Surgery, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
1918: Doctor of Philosophy, the University of Wisconsin–Madison
November 25, 1994: died Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City, Arizona.
North.A.S., American Phytopathological Society, Botanical Society of America, American Society of Naturalists. Association Applied Phytopathological Society, British Mycological Society 1980.