Leon Merle Pultz

Background

Pultz, Leon Merle was born on July 6, 1904 in Lake Preston, South Dakota, United States. Son of Andrew Miller and Caroline (Hintz) Pultz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, South Dakot State College, 1925, Master of Science, 1927. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1929.

Career

Agricultural research on sugar beets Department of Agriculture, Salt Lake City, 1929-1936, agricultural research on weed control, Ames, Iowa, 1938-1940, principal horticulturist Beltsville, Maryland., 1949-1957, chief oilseeds and industrial corps branch, 1957-1970. Assistant professor botany University of Arizona, 1936-1938, head department botany and range ecology, 1940-1947, head department horticulture, 1947-1949.

Achievements

• Leon Merle Pultz has been listed as a noteworthy horticulturist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Married Mary Ora Halfhill, June 4, 1926. Children: Patricia Ann (Mistress John H. Bolinger, Junior.

Father:

Andrew Miller Pultz

Mother:

Caroline (Hintz) Pultz

Spouse:

Mary Ora Halfhill

child:

Junior Pultz

child:

Patricia Ann (Mistress John H. Bolinger Pultz