Background
Tisdale, William Burleigh was born on September 13, 1890 in Georgiana, Alabama, United States. Son of William Riley and Josephine L. (Higdon) Tisdale.
Tisdale, William Burleigh was born on September 13, 1890 in Georgiana, Alabama, United States. Son of William Riley and Josephine L. (Higdon) Tisdale.
Bachelor of Science, Alabama Polytech. Institute, 1914; Master of Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1917, Doctor of Philosophy, 1920.
Instructor Mission State College, 1915-1916, University of Wisconsin, 1917-1918, 1919-1922. Assistant plant pathological Florida Agriculture Experiment Station, 1922-1924, associate plant pathological, 1924-1927, plant pathological in charge, 1927-1929, plant pathological and head department, 1929-1935, head botany department and plant pathological department from 1935.
Served in the United States Army 7 months 1918. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Phytopath Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi. Club: Rotary. Research in plant pathological, disease resistance in plants.
Married Ruth Blakely King, June 28, 1922. Children: Elizabeth Anne (Mistress Franklin L. DeBusk), William Allan, Ellen, Jane.