Burnham, Charles R. (Charles Russel)

Charles R. Burnham B.S., M.S., Ph.D.(1929), University of Wisconsin. National Research Fellow (1929-1938) at Cornell, Harvard, and the California Institute of Technology; Professor (1938-1972), Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota.

From the description of Charles R. Burnham papers, 1922-1993. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 748328950

Charles R. Burnham B.S., M.S., Ph.D.(1929), University of Wisconsin. National Research Fellow (1929-1938) at Cornell, Harvard, and the California Institute of Technology; Professor (1938-1972), Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota.

Charles R. Burnham was appointed a professor in agronomy and plant genetics at the University of Minnesota in 1938. During his thirty-four years of teaching at the University, Burnham was well known for his work on the cytogenetics of corn. After retiring, he founded the Chestnut Foundation, which worked to develop a breed of Chestnut tree capable of resisting Chestnut Blight. Charles Burnham died in St. Paul on April 19, 1995.

From the guide to the Charles R. Burnham papers, 1922-1993, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc])