Charles Stacy French (1907-1995) was an avid skier and mountain climber. He climbed the Matterhorn in 1920. He helped build the Appalachian Mountain Club hut at Franconia Notch, New Hampshire and spent many weekends and vacations camping.
French, plant physiologist, was director of the Dept. of Plant Biology of the Carnegie Institution, located on the Stanford University campus, from 1947 until his retirement in 1973. Prior to his arrival at Carnegie, he taught at the Harvard Medical School, the University of Chicago, and the University of Minnesota.
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French, plant physiologist, was director of the Dept. of Plant Biology of the Carnegie Institution, located on the Stanford University campus, from 1947 until his retirement in 1973. Prior to his arrival at Carnegie, he taught at the Harvard Medical School, the University of Chicago, and the University of Minnesota.