Thomas Kennerly Wolfe

Background

Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly was born on July 14, 1892 in Elkton, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth (Coffman) Wolfe.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1914, Master of Science, 1915. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1921.

Career

Assistant in agronomy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1914-1915, instructor in agronomy, 1915-1917, associate professor agronomy, 1917-1923, professor, 1923-1927. Also assistant agronomist Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915-1917, associate agronomist, 1917-1923, agronomist, 1923-1927. Editor Southern Planter, 1927-1933.

Manager fertilizer service, later distribution service, Southern States Cooperative, since 1934.

Assistant commandant Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1914-1916.

Achievements

• Thomas Kennerly Wolfe has been listed as a noteworthy agronomist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Helen Hughes, June 27, 1923.

Father:

Joseph Henry Wolfe

Mother:

Elizabeth (Coffman) Wolfe

Spouse:

Helen Hughes