Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927

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Thomas Forsyth Hunt was born in Ridott, Illinois in 1862. He received his B.A. (1884), M.A. (1892), and Ph.D. (1903) in Agriculture from the University of Illinois. He began his career in 1885 as an assistant to the state entomologist of Illinois. He then served as Assistant Professor of Agriculture at the University of Illinois (1886-1891); Professor of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College; Professor of Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Domestic Science at Ohio State University (1892-1903); Professor of Agronomy at Cornell University; and Dean of the School of Agriculture and Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station (1907-1912). In 1912, Hunt came to the University of California, Berkeley as Dean of the College of Agriculture (now the University of California, Davis), Director of the Experiment Station, and Professor of Agriculture. He retired in 1923. On March 22, 1949, Hunt Hall was named in his honor.

From the description of Thomas Forsyth Hunt papers, 1924-1925. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 60573976

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Thomas Forsyth Hunt was born in Ridott, Illinois in 1862. He received his B.A. (1884), M.A. (1892), and Ph.D. (1903) in Agriculture from the University of Illinois. He began his career in 1885 as an assistant to the state entomologist of Illinois. He then served as Assistant Professor of Agriculture at the University of Illinois (1886-1891); Professor of Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College; Professor of Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Domestic Science at Ohio State University (1892-1903); Professor of Agronomy at Cornell University; and Dean of the School of Agriculture and Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station (1907-1912).

In 1912, Hunt came to the University of California, Berkeley as Dean of the College of Agriculture (now the University of California, Davis), Director of the Experiment Station, and Professor of Agriculture. He retired in 1923. On March 22, 1949, Hunt Hall was named in his honor.

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Windows on the past: a personal history of campus buildings, University of California, Davis. Davis: Prytanean Honor Society, 2000.

From the guide to the Thomas Forsyth Hunt Papers, 1924-1925, (University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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creatorOf Jones, Ralph Kneeland, 1866-1917. Agricultural education papers, 1904. Raymond H. Fogler Library
referencedIn Voorhies, Edwin C. (Edwin Coblentz), 1891-1967. Edwin C. Voorhies papers, 1925-1966. University of California, Davis, Shields Library
creatorOf University of California (1868-1952). College of Agriculture. Records of the College of Agriculture, University of California, 1881-ongoing UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Ontario Agricultural and Experimental Union, OAC Review, V.5, No.2, Nov.1893, p.3. Annual meeting of Experimental Union. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Edwin C. Voorhies Papers, 1925-1966 University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections
referencedIn Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] Bancroft Library
referencedIn Louisiana Purchase Exposition, (1904: St. Louis, Mo.). Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Views of the collective exhibit of the Colleges of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts and Experiment Stations in the Palace of Education, 1904. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Forbes, Robert Humphrey, 1867-1968. Forbes papers, 1869-1966 (bulk 1915-1950). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
creatorOf Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), 1877-1954. Ernest Brown Babcock papers, 1909-1958. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927. Thomas Forsyth Hunt papers, 1924-1925. University of California, Davis, Shields Library
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