Franklin David Keim
Franklin David Keim (1886-1956) was a professor at the University of Nebraska where he studied plant genetics, grasses, and grazing. He served as the chair of the University of Nebraska Department of Agronomy for 22 years from 1930 to 1952. He was elected a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy in 1937 and served as the president of the American Society of Agronomy in 1943. The University of Nebraska's Keim Hall is named in his honor.
Franklin David Keim | |
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| Born | September 10, 1886 Hardy, Nebraska, U.S |
| Died | March 7, 1956 (aged 69) Washington, D.C. |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska, Cornell University |
| Spouse | Alice Mary Voigt |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | ASA Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Nebraska |
| Thesis | "Inheritance studies of a cross between T. compactum and T. spelta" (1927) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry Houser Love |
| Notable students | George Beadle, George F. Sprague |
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