Background
Thompson, John Fanning was born on May 24, 1919 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Homer Columbus and Clara (Smith) Thompson.
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John Fanning Thompson
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AB, Oberlin College, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1944.
Career
Instructor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1944-1945; from instructor to professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1950; plant physiologist, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1952; research associate agricultural research service United States Department of Agriculture, University of Chicago, 1946-1947; postdoctoral fellow, U. Rochester, New York, 1947-1949; assistant professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1949-1950.
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Sergeant United States Army, 1945-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Plant Physiologists, American Society Biological Chemists and Molecular Biologists.
Connections
Married Regina Rosalie Machata, October 9, 1943. Chidren: Mark, Ellen, James, William, Edward.
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American