Background
Weaver, John Ernst was born on May 5, 1884 in Villisca, Iowa, United States. Son of John and Amelia (Theroff) Weaver.
Weaver, John Ernst was born on May 5, 1884 in Villisca, Iowa, United States. Son of John and Amelia (Theroff) Weaver.
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1909, A.M., 1911. Studied University of Chicago, 1911. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Minnesota, 1916.
Instructor botany, 1912-1913, assistant professor, 1913-1914, Washington State College. Instructor botany, University of Minnesota, 1914-1915. Assistant professor botany, 1915-1917, professor plant ecology since 1917, University of Nebraska Research associate, ecology, Carnegie Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, 1925-1931.
Member National Research Council Committee on Grasslands.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Botanical Society America, Ecological Society America (president 1930), Society American Physiologists, Nebraska Academy Science (president 1937). Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (past president Nebraska chapter), Phi Sigma.
Married Martha H. Hasse, September 5, 1906. Children: Cornelia Marcia, Robert John.