Background
Hedrick, Ulysses Prentiss was born on January 15, 1870 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Catherine (Myers) Hedrick.
director State Agricultural Experiment Station
Hedrick, Ulysses Prentiss was born on January 15, 1870 in Independence, Iowa, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Catherine (Myers) Hedrick.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Agricultural College, 1893, Master of Science, 1895. Doctor of Science, Hobart College, 1913. Doctor of Laws, Utah Agricultural College, 1938.
Assistant horticulturist, Michigan Agricultural College, 1893-1895. Professor botany and horticulture Oregon Agricultural College, 1895-1897, Utah Agricultural College, 1897-1899. Professor horticulture Michigan Agricultural College, 1899-1905.
Horticulturist New York Agricultural Experiment Station, 1905-1930. director 1928-1937, emeritus.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York History Association. Member American Society for Horticultural Science, American Pomol. Society, Sigma Xi, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Zeta.
Married Amy Willis Plummer, June 23, 1898. Children: Catherine Layton, Penelope (deceased), Ulysses Prentiss (deceased).