Background
Davis, Royall Oscar Eugene was born on July 11, 1880 in at Newberry, South Carolina, United States. Son of of William Alexander and Sarah Isabelle (Payne) D.
Davis, Royall Oscar Eugene was born on July 11, 1880 in at Newberry, South Carolina, United States. Son of of William Alexander and Sarah Isabelle (Payne) D.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of North Carolina, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1903. Student University of Leipzig, 1904.
Instructor chemistry, University of North Carolina, 1903-1909, associate professor, 1909. Soil physicist, 1910-1927, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. In charge soil water investigations, same, 1912-1913, in charge soil physics investigations, 1915-1926.
Senior chemist fertilizer and fixed nitrogen investigations, 1927-1929, in charge, nitrogenous fertilizer materials, fertilizer investigations, 1930-1942.
Assistant head soil, fertilizer investigations, 1942-1945. Assistant Division Soils, Fertilizer and Investigation since 1944.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Agronomy, International Society Soil Science. Mason.; Club: Cosmos.
Married Birdie Pritchard, July 26, 1905.