Background
Stelly, Matthias was born on August 7, 1916 in Sunset, Louisiana, United States. Son of Felix Paul and Louise Adoisca (Guilbeau) Stelly.
Stelly, Matthias was born on August 7, 1916 in Sunset, Louisiana, United States. Son of Felix Paul and Louise Adoisca (Guilbeau) Stelly.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Chemistry, University Southwestern Louisiana, 1937. Master of Science in Soil Fertility and Chemistry (research fellow), Louisiana State University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Fertility (research fellow), Iowa State University, 1942.
Assistant agronomist, Louisiana Experiment Station, 1942-1943; associate professor soils, U. Georgia, 1946-1949; professor, U. Georgia, 1949-1957; professor charge soil testing service, Louisiana State University, 1957-1959; professor soil chemistry, Louisiana State University, 1959-1961; executive secretary, American Society Agronomy and affiliates Soil Science Society American and Crop Science Society American, Madison, Wisconsin, 1961-1971; executive vice president, secretary-treasurer, business manager, editor publications, liaison, AssociĆ³n Latinoamericana de Ciencias Agricolas, 1974-1981, executive vice president emeritus, since 1982; executive director, Agronomic Science Foundation, Inc., 1967-1982; with, Department Agriculture Kenya (East Africa) for Mutual Security Agency, 1952-1953; American secretary commission, IV, 7th Congress International Society Soil Science, 1958-1960. Advisor Marquis Biographical Library Society. Special advisor International Institute Tropical Agriculture, the Fund for Tropical Agriculture Research.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Lieutenant Commander Reserve retired, 1976. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (delegate council 1974), American Society Agronomy (various offices and committees), Soil Science Society of America (program director translation and printing of Soviet Soil Science 1964-1969), Crop Science Society of America.
Member American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Thelma Louise Thoreson, July 30, 1940. Children: Mary Louise, Julia Marie, David Matthias, Carol Anne.