Background
DUVEL, Joseph William Tell was born on November 16, 1873 in Wapakoneta, 0. Son of August and Amanda (Myers) Duvel.
chief Grain Futures Administration United States Department of Agriculture
DUVEL, Joseph William Tell was born on November 16, 1873 in Wapakoneta, 0. Son of August and Amanda (Myers) Duvel.
Ohio State University University, Bachelor of Science, 1897. University of Michigan, D.S., 1902.
Assistant Botanist and Chemist, O. Agriculture Experiment Station, 1898-1899. Served, United States Department of Agriculture, Assistant Seed Laboratory, Europe, 1902-1908. Assistant Grain Standardization, 1908-1910.
In charge of Grain Standardization, 1911-1918. United States Food Administration, with part time in Australia on special wheat investigation, 1918-1920. Grain Exchange Supervisor of Chicago.
United States Department of Agriculture, 1922-1925. Chief, Grain Futures Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1925.
Member: Washington Botanical Society. Grange. Clubs: Cosmos, Washington Biological Field.
Spouse Elva Smith, May 11, 1904, Wooster, Ohio.