Background
Smith, John Bernhardt was born on November 21, 1858 in New York, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Smith.
Smith, John Bernhardt was born on November 21, 1858 in New York, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Smith.
Public school education. Honorary Doctor of Science, Rutgers, 1891.
Admitted to bar, 1879. Special agent Entomological Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1884. Assistant curator United States National Museum, 1886.
State entomologist of New Jersey, 1898.
Professor entomology, Rutgers College, and entomologist New Jersey Agricultural College Experiment Station, since 1889. In charge of New Jersey State campaign against the mosquito pest, with an appropriation of $350,000.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Marie von Meske, June 22, 1886.