Background
Lyon, Thomas Lyttleton was born on February 17, 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Anna M. (Lyon) Lyon.
Lyon, Thomas Lyttleton was born on February 17, 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Anna M. (Lyon) Lyon.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Cornell, 1891, Doctor of Philosophy, 1904. Studied agricultural chemistry. University of Göttingen, 1893-1894.
Instructor chemistry, 1891-1895, professor agriculture, 1895-1906, University of Nebraska. Associate director Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, 1899-1906. Professor agronomy, Cornell Univercity, 1906-1937, professor emeritus, since 1937.
Potts medal, Franklin Institute, 1911.
Chilean nitrate soda research award. Author: Soils and Fertilizers.
Principles of Soil Management (with East. O. Fippin). Soils, Their Properties and Management (with East. O. Fippin and H. O. Buckman).
Nature and Properties of Soils (with H. O. Buckman).
Home: Ithaca, New New York
Married Bertha L. Clark, 1899. Children: John Lyttleton, George Clark.