Background
Butler, Larry Gene was born on December 14, 1933 in Elkhart, Kansas, United States. Son of Benjamin Herman and Leota Marie (Dobson) Butler.
researcher biochemistry educator
Butler, Larry Gene was born on December 14, 1933 in Elkhart, Kansas, United States. Son of Benjamin Herman and Leota Marie (Dobson) Butler.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 1960; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1960-1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964.
Assistant professor biological science, Los Angeles Baptist College, Newhall, California, 1964-1965; postdoctoral researcher, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1965-1966; assistant professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1966-1968; associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1968-1973; professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1973. Consultant Regis Chemical Company, Morton Grove, Illinois, 1976-1977, Biotechnology Resources, Inc., Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1978-1979, Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1989, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi.
With United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Chemical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Society for Chemical Ecology, Crop Science Society of America, Phytochem. Society of America, International Allelopathy Society.
Married Mary Frances McIntosh, November 6, 1953. Children: Scott Daniel, Sarah Beth, Frank Andrew, Anna Ruth.