R.E. Buchanan (1883-1973) was a bacteriologist and administrator at Iowa State University where he also received his B.S. (1904) and M.S. (1906) degrees. He was the first head of the Bacteriology Dept. (1910-1948), the first dean of Industrial Science (1914-1916), the first dean of the Graduate College (1919-1948), director of the Agriculture Experiment Station (1933-1948), and active in many national and international scientific committees, commissions and boards. He served as editor of the Journal of science (Iowa State University), International bulletins of bacteriological nomenclature and taxonomy, International code of nomenclature of bacteria and viruses, and Bergey's manual. Buchanan also served on the National Research Council, Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, President's [Truman] Committee on Foreign Aid, Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) and on various agricultural missions to Greece, the Middle East and India. He was a visiting professor in Germany and was a consultant on technical cooperation between Latin America and U.S. universities.
From the description of Papers, 1901-1972. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 28152061
