Background
Johnson, Willis Grant was born on July 4, 1866 in New Albany, Ohio, United States. Son of William H. and Mary (Humphrey) Johnson.
Johnson, Willis Grant was born on July 4, 1866 in New Albany, Ohio, United States. Son of William H. and Mary (Humphrey) Johnson.
Educated Ohio State University, 1884-1887, Cornell Univercity, 1888-1892. Post-graduate student in science, instructor and assistant registrar Leland Stanford Junior University, 1892-1894, Bachelor of Arts, 1892, Master of Arts, 1894.
Was instructor University of Illinois and engaged in special agricultural investigations for Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 1894-1896. State entomologist Maryland. Organized and was chief of State Horticultural Department Maryland.
Professor entomology and invertebrate zoölogy, Maryland.
Agricultural College and entomologist Maryland. Experiment Station, 1896-1901.
Editor for Orange Judd County, New York, since 1901.
Married Fannie Phillips, April.