Background
Cline, Marlin George was born on December 31, 1909 in Bertha, Minnesota, United States. Son of Sampson and Amy Elizabeth (Smith) Cline.
Cline, Marlin George was born on December 31, 1909 in Bertha, Minnesota, United States. Son of Sampson and Amy Elizabeth (Smith) Cline.
Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1942. Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1965.
Doctor of Science (honorary), North Dakota State University, 1965.
Junior soil surveyor, USDA, North Dakota, Hawaii, Tennessee, 1935-1938;
assistant soil scientist, USDA, Tennessee, 1941-1942;
agent, USDA, Washington, 1942-1954, 56-74;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1942-1943;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1943-1945;
professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1945-1974;
professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1974. Consultant United Kingdom Colonial Office, Africa, 1949. Soil scientist United States Geological Survey Military Geology Unit, Washington, 1944-1945.
Professor, consultant U. Philippines, Los Banos, 1954-1956. Consultant to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, USDA, 1958.
Member Dryden (New York ) School Board, 1952-1954. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Soil Science Society of America. Member American Society Agronomy (honorary), New York State Agricultural Society (Distinguished Service Citation 1964).
Married Agnes Irene Israelson, August 17, 1936. Children: Richard, Mary Cline Harris, Carol Cline Powers.