Background
Love, Robert Merton was born on January 29, 1909 in Tantallon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Came to United States, 1940, naturalized, 1947. Son of John Norman and Annie (Dafoe) Love.
Love, Robert Merton was born on January 29, 1909 in Tantallon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Came to United States, 1940, naturalized, 1947. Son of John Norman and Annie (Dafoe) Love.
Bachelor of Science with honors in Biology, University Saskatchewan, 1932. Master of Science, University Saskatchewan, 1933. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Saskatchewan, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy magna cum laude in Genetics (National Research Council bursary), McGill University, 1935. D.Sci. (honorary), McGill University, 1985.
Teacher elementary schools, Saskatchewan, 1926-1929. Cytologist cereal division Canada Department Agriculture, Ottawa, 1935-1940. Special lecturer genetics McGill University, 1937.
Instructor agronomy, junior agronomist Experiment Station, University California-Davis, 1940, assistant professor, assistant agronomist, 1941, associate professor, associate agronomist, then professor, agronomist, 1949-1976, professor emeritus, agronomist emeritus, since 1976, chairman department, 1959-1970, chairman graduate group in ecology, 1972-1988, acting director Institute Ecology, 1975-1976. Visiting professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1963, University Ghana, 1970-1971, University British Columbia, 1971, University Guelph, 1971. Member ecology advisory committee science advisory board Environmental Protection Agency, 1974-1976.
Organizer cytogenetic research laboratory, Brazil, 1948-1949. International Cooperation Administration consultant to Government Spain, 1960. Canada Department Agriculture International Congress Genetics, Edinburgh, 1939.
University California delegate 2d Pan American Botanical Congress, Tucuman, Argentina, 1949. Official delegate International Grassland Congress, United States, 1952, 81, New Zealand, 1956, England, 1960, Finland, 1966, Australia, 1970, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1974, United States, 1981. Chairman range improvement advisory committee California Board Forestry, 1954-1967.
Food and Agriculture Organization consultant, Greece, 1970, Spain, 1975, Kenya Meat Commission, 1971, Spain, 1975. Food and Agriculture Organization consultant University Chile, 1980. Member ecology advisory committee Environmental Protection Agency, 1975-1976, consultant, since 1977.
Consultant Agency for International Development, Ivory Coast, 1977. Member committee agricultural trends and wildlife National Academy of Sciences.
Fellow American Society Agronomy (Agronomic Service award 1966, Stevenson award 1952, president California chapter 1977, Honor award 1981, honorary). American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Botanical Society of America, American Forage and Grassland Council (director, Medallion award 1966, Distinguished Grasslander award 1983), Sociedad de Biologia do Rio Grande do Sul (honorary, Brazil), Shasta County (California) Cattlemen's Association (honorary), Society Range Management (Range Man of Year California chapter 1976), Canada Society Agronomy (Research award 1983), Centro Argentina de Ingenieros Agronomos (honorary), American Institute Biological Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Rotary (past president).
Married Eunice Olive Huskins, June 20, 1936. Children: John Merton, David Huskins, Bruce William.