John James Thornber

Background

Thornber, John James was born on February 8, 1872 in Rantoul, Illinois, United States. Son of James and Ann (Strickland) Thornber.

Education

Bachelor of Science, South Dakot Agricultural College, Brookings, 1895. Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1897, Master of Arts, 1901.

Career

1 son, John Stickland. Married second, Miriam Rainier Harris, July 11, 1932. Professor botany, University of Arizona, and botanist Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1901-1943, also director Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921-1928, and dean Arizona College of Agriculture, Tucson, 1922-1928.

Sabbatical leave to study in Smithsonian Institution and Asa Gray Herbarium, 1911-1912.

Achievements

• John James Thornber has been listed as a noteworthy botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Botanical Society America, Washington Academy Sciences, Torrey Botanical. Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Lambda Gamma Delta (honorary agricultural judging fraternity), Pi Gamma Museum.

Member Presbyterian church. Mason (32 degree, Shriner).

Connections

Married Harriet Ann Brown, June 26, 1897. Married second, Miriam Rainier Harris, July 11, 1932.

Father:

James Thornber

Mother:

Ann (Strickland) Thornber

Spouse:

Harriet Ann Brown

Spouse:

Miriam Rainier Harris