Background
Jackobs, Joseph Alden was born on October 23, 1917 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Marcus and Edith (Sawyer) Jackobs.
Jackobs, Joseph Alden was born on October 23, 1917 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Marcus and Edith (Sawyer) Jackobs.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1940; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1947.
Professor crop production, University of Illinois, 1951-1986;
retired, University of Illinois, 1986. Soybean consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Hanoi, Vietnam, 1984, Bangkok, 1988. Crop production consultant, Jabalpur, India, 1967-1969.
Education consultant Jogjakarta, Indonesia, 1973-1975.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America. Member Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi.
Married Marian Elizabeth Caine, June 17, 1940. Children: Carol (deceased), Meredith, James (deceased).