Background
Parrott, Percival John was born on May 28, 1874 in Croydon, England. Son of Joseph and Emma (Belgrove) Parrott.
Parrott, Percival John was born on May 28, 1874 in Croydon, England. Son of Joseph and Emma (Belgrove) Parrott.
Brought to America, 1882. Bachelor of Arts, Kansas State University, 1897, Master of Arts, 1898. Doctor of Science, Kansas State College, 1943.
Assistant entomologist Kansas State Agricultural College, 1898-1899, New York Agricultural Experiment Station, 1900-1902. Entomologist Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station, 1902-1904. Entomologist New York Agriculture Experimental Station, since 1904, director 1938-1942.
Entomologist Kansas Agricultural Society, 1898-1899, Western New York Horticultural Society, since 1904.
Member of Executive Committee Division of Biology and Agriculture, National Research Council, 1920-1921. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society America. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Florence Mildred Hubbard, September 5, 1906. Children: Florence Margaret, John Percival.