Background
Legg, Joseph Ogden was born on October 16, 1920 in Honey Island, Texas, United States. Son of Jim and Florence Alzada (McLain) Legg.
Legg, Joseph Ogden was born on October 16, 1920 in Honey Island, Texas, United States. Son of Jim and Florence Alzada (McLain) Legg.
Bachelor of Science, University Arkansas, 1950. Master of Science, University Arkansas, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1957.
Research assistant University Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1950-1951, adjunct professor, since 1980. Collaborator United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, 1951-1953, soil scientist Beltsville, Maryland, 1953-1979. Exchange scientist USDA-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Ministry Agriculture, Moscow, 1963-1964.
Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Zambia, 1983, National Academy of Sciences, Egypt and Nigeria, 1986.
Chief petty officer United States Navy, 1940-1946, PTO. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Agronomy, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Sigma Xi.
Married Effie Bea Plumlee, September 11, 1944.