Background
Lawrence, William Hereford was born on February 3, 1877 in Lake City, Iowa, United States. Son of George Washington and Vesta (Easton) Lawrence.
Lawrence, William Hereford was born on February 3, 1877 in Lake City, Iowa, United States. Son of George Washington and Vesta (Easton) Lawrence.
Bachelor of Science, South Dakot State College Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, 1899. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, State College of Washington, Pullman, 1902. Cornell Univercity, 1906-1907.
Assistant in botany and agriculture, South Dakot State College, 1897-1899. Assistant in botany and entomology, 1901, instructor, 1902, instructor botany and assistant at Experiment Station, 1903-1906, assistant professor plant pathology, 1906-1907, superintendent Western Washington Experiment Station and plant pathologist State Experiment Station, 1907-1911, all State College of Washington. Plant pathologist and horticulturist, Hood River Apple Growers’ Association, 1911-1913.
Professor horticulture and horticulturist, University of Arizona, 1913-1915.
Professor horticulture, University of Missouri, 1915-1918. Captain, Sn. Corps United States of America, chief educational officer, Reconstruction School United States of America General Hospital 21, Denver, Colorado, since 1918.
Member Sigma Xi (Alpha Chapter, Cornell).
Married Edith Florence MacDermott, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1908.