agronomist, professor, b. Orbais, Belgium. He migrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1879 and settled on a farm in Kewaunee County. He graduated from Dixon College (1898), taught school (1898-1903), and graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin (B.S., 1906; M.A., 1909). While working on his degree at the university, he began to teach in the agricultural extension program, later became a professor, and for many years was director of the university's branch experimental stations in northern Wisconsin. In this capacity he pioneered in soil-erosion work and conducted experiments that resulted in the development of disease-resistant peas, new varieties of wheat, and improved varieties of oats, barley, and soy-beans. He also made significant contributions to the hybridization of corn. He was the author of numerous state experiment station bulletins and a contributor to many publications. He retired from the university in 1945 as emeritus professor. A. R. Crabb, Hybrid-Corn Makers (New Brunswick, N.J., 1947); W. H. Glover, Farm and College (Madison, 1952); Green Bay Press-Gazette, Mar. 3, 1945, Jan. 20, 1950; Madison Capital Times, Jan. 20, 1950.

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