Background
Chandler, Robert Flint was born on June 22, 1907 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert F. and Harriet Clark (Loring) Chandler.
International agriculture consultant
Chandler, Robert Flint was born on June 22, 1907 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert F. and Harriet Clark (Loring) Chandler.
Bachelor of Science, U. Maine, 1929; Doctor of Laws, U. Maine, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1934; postgrad (National Research Council fellow), University of California, 1935; Doctor of Laws, Notre Dame U., 1971; Doctor of Letters, U. Singapore, 1971; Doctor of Humane Letters, Center Luzon (Philippines) State University, 1971; Doctor of Science, Punjab (India) Agricultural U., 1971; Doctor of Science, U. Philippines, 1972; Doctor of Science, U. N.H., 1972; Doctor of Science, U. Maryland., 1975.
State horticulturist, Maine Department Agriculture, 1929-1931; graduate assistant, U. Maryland., 1931-1934; assistant professor forest soils, Cornell Univercity, 1935-1941; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1941-1946; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1947; dean college agriculture, U. N.H., 1947-1950; president, U. N.H., 1950-1954; assistant director division natural science and agriculture, Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, 1954-1957; associate director agricultural science, Rockefeller Foundation, 1957; director, International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines, 1959-1972; director, Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center, Taiwan, 1972-1975; consultant international agriculture, since 1972. Visiting professor agronomy Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, summer 1940. Soil science Rockefeller Foundation, Mexico, 1946-1947.
Trustee International Council for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya, 1976-1979. Board directors Near East Foundation, New York City. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member Crop Science Society American, Society for International Development, Royal Agricultural Society (honorary).
Married Eunice Copeland, 1931 (divorced 1955). Children: David, Ralph Hewitt, Sara Eunice. Married Muriel Boyd, 1957.