Background
Farge, Timothy La was born on March 14, 1930 in New York City. Son of Louis Bancel and Hester Alida (Emmet) La Farge.
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Timothy La Farge
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Timothy La Farge, American Plant geneticist. Achievements include demonstration that backcrossing and hybridization between shortleaf pine and loblolly pine can effectively produce fast-growing back-cross hybrids that are resistant to fusiform rust; application of Best Linear Prediction to analysis of unbalanced or messy progeny test data. Recipient Certs. of Merit, USDA Forest Svc., Atlanta, 1986, 88.
Education
Bachelor in Dance, Black Mountain College, 1952; Bachelor of Science in Forestry, U. Maine, 1964; Master in Forestry, Yale University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1971.
Career
Forestry aid, Forest Svc., Orono, Maine., 1962-1964; laboratory technician geology department, Yale University, New Haven, 1965; research forester, USDA Forest Svc., Macon, Georgia, 1965-1969; plant geneticist Southea. Station, USDA Forest Svc., Macon, Georgia, 1970-1982; plant geneticist National Forest Sys., USDA Forest Svc., Atlanta, since 1982.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society American Foresters.
Connections
Married Anne Blackstone, October 16, 1960 (divorced March 1964). Married Frances Madelyne Holst, August 6, 1966 (deceased 1992). 1 child, Jason Emmet.
Married Nkem R. Salako, December 4, 1993 (divorced October 1998).
