Background
Springer, Maxwell Elsworth was born on October 21, 1913 in Bourbon, Missouri, United States. Son of Elzie Madison and Mabel (Chapman) Springer.
Springer, Maxwell Elsworth was born on October 21, 1913 in Bourbon, Missouri, United States. Son of Elzie Madison and Mabel (Chapman) Springer.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Missouri, 1935. AM, University Missouri, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1953.
Assistant professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1953-1957; from associate professor to professor soils, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1957-1979; professor emeritus, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1979.
Captain United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Soil Science Society of America (chair Division V 1960).
Married Jean Huston, December 22, 1953. Children: Steven, Kent, Scott.