Krochmal, Arnold, 1919-

Arnold Krochmal received his B.S. in Pomology from North Carolina State College in 1942, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. He served as Chairman of the Department of Horticulture of the Escuela Agricola Panamericana in Honduras, and was Director of Agricultural Research and Horticulturist on the Wyoming team in Afghanistan. From 1971 until 1977 he served as Adjunct Professor of Botany at North Carolina State University. He also served as Economic Botanist at the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service, in Asheville, N.C. He was a prolific author of articles and monographs. Among his books are Guide to Medicinal Plants (written with his wife and fellow botanist, Connie Krochmal), Tropical Horticulture and Horticultura Practica. In 1973, he and his wife donated a sizable collection of books to the D. H. Hill Library for the commemoration and study of Russian and Soviet Jews.

From the description of Arnold Krochmal papers, 1939-1978 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 465453137

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