| LC control no. | no2010169921 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gustafson, A. F. (Axel Ferdinand), 1880-1949 |
| Variant(s) | Gustafson, Axel Ferdinand, 1880-1949 |
| Located | Ithaca (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1880-11-24 |
| Death date | 1949-03-10 |
| Place of birth | Mercer County (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Soil conservation Soil erosion Agronomy |
| Affiliation | Cornell University United States. Soil Conservation Service American Society of Agronomy Soil Conservation Society of America |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Soil scientists |
| Found in | Conservation in the United States, 1939: t.p. (A.F. Gustafson) OCLC, Oct. 19, 2010 (hdgs.: Gustafson, A. F.; Gustafson, A. F. (Axel Ferdinand, 1880-1942; Gustafson, Axel F.; Gustafson, Axel Ferdinand; Gustafson, Axel Ferdinand (1880); Gustafson, Axel Ferdinand, 1880- ; Gustafson, Axel Ferdinand, 1880-1942 ; usage: A.F. Gustafson; Axel Ferdinand Gustafson) findagrave.com, January 6, 2021 (Axel Ferdinand Gustafson; born 24 November 1880 near the village of Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois; died 10 March 1949 as a result of an automobile accident; he graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1907 and until 1918 was a member of the staff of the College of Agriculture of that institution, attaining the rank of assistant professor; in 1912 he was granted a Master of Science degree by the University of Illinois, and in 1920 he received a Ph. D. from Cornell University for his work in soil science, geology, and chemistry; he became a professor in the in the Department of Agronomy at Cornell University; Professor Gustafson was author and co-author of seven books, including "Soil Physics", published in 1914 and "Using and Managing Soils", published in 1948; throughout his professional career, Professor Gustafson was especially interested and active in soil conservation; he was one of the first soil scientists in the United States to study soil erosion losses and to suggest methods of regulation; in 1935 he was chief erosion specialist and chief agronomist with the United States Soil Conservation Service in New York; he was a member of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science of America and the Soil Conservation Society of America. He also was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Forestry Association) ecommons.cornell.edu, January 6, 2021 (Axel Ferdinand Gustafson; November 24, 1880 -- March 10, 1949; Emeritus Professor of Soil Technology, Cornell University) |
| Associated language | eng |
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