Background
Darrow, Robert Arthur was born on December 15, 1911 in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Elliott and Edith (Foote) Darrow.
government official plant physiologist
Darrow, Robert Arthur was born on December 15, 1911 in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Elliott and Edith (Foote) Darrow.
Bachelor of Science, New York State College Forestry, 1932; student, University Idaho, 1932-1933; Master of Sciences, University Arizona, 1935; student, University Chicago, 1934-1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1937.
Instructor department botany and range ecology, U. Arizona, 1936-1939; assistant professor, U. Arizona, 1939-1943; associate professor, U. Arizona, 1943-1947; professor, U. Arizona, 1947-1948; associate professor department range and forestry, Texas A. & M. U., 1948-1950; professor, Texas A. & M. U., 1950-1962; acting head department, Texas A. & M. U., 1959-1960; chief chemical branch Crops division, unites states department Army, Fort Detrick, Maryland., 1962-1967; chief plant physiology division, Plant Sciences Laboratory, 1967-1971; acting chief vegetation control division, Plant Sciences Laboratory, 1972; chief, Plant Sciences Laboratory, 1972-1974; research leader, weed physiology laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Frederick, Maryland., 1974-1978. Consultant professor Texas Technology U., 1967-1972.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member council 1972-1975). Member Society Range Management (life), Weed Science Society of America, Science Research Society of America, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Xi Sigma.
Married Bertha Mathilda Schweitzer, October 23, 1936. Children: Gordon Roger, Janet Marjorie.