Background
Emerson, Rollins Adams was born on May 5, 1873 in Pillar Point, Jefferson County, New York, United States. Son of Charles D. and Mary C. (Adams) Emerson.
Emerson, Rollins Adams was born on May 5, 1873 in Pillar Point, Jefferson County, New York, United States. Son of Charles D. and Mary C. (Adams) Emerson.
Moved to Nebraska, 1880. Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1917. Doctor of Science, Harvard, 1913.
Horticulturist, office of experiment stations, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, 1897-1898. Assistant professor and professor horticulture, University of Nebraska, 1899-1914. Professor plant breeding, Cornell Univercity, 1914-1942, and dean graduate school, 1925-1930.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Naturalists, American Association University professors, National Academy Sciences, American Genetic Association.
Married Harriet Hardin, May 23, 1898. Children: Mistress Thera Kahler, Sterling Howard, Eugene Hardin, Mistress Myra Ryan.