Gregg, John William, 1880-1969

John W. Gregg (1880-1969) was the first full professor and the director of UC Berkeley's Division of Landscape Gardening and Floriculture upon its establishment in 1913. He served as director of the school and primarily taught design and planning courses until his retirement in 1947. His activities outside of teaching included consulting Landscape Architect for the UC Berkeley campus in 1926, for UCLA in 1930, and for the Bureau of Reclamation on the "All American Canal" project in Imperial Valley in 1935. In 1949 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Massachusetts.

From the description of John Gregg collection [graphic]. 1919-1937. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43832500