Stoddart, L. A. (Laurence Alexander), 1909-1968

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Range scientist and Utah State University professor.

From the description of Laurence Stoddard papers, 1930-1968. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 18218962

Laurence A. Stoddart served as Department Head of the Range Management Department at Utah State University from its inception in 1935 until his untimely death on July 17, 1968. Writing in the September 1968 issue of the Journal of Range Management, the editors confirmed Stoddart’s “brilliant record as both scientist and teacher, being at the same time a true intellectual and a perfectionist. Students from all parts of the world came to learn from him. That there are today so many eminent range scientists and range men who received their training from Stoddart, is an outstanding tribute to his ability.”

Stoddart was widely celebrated as a researcher and writer, publishing hundreds of scholarly articles, and co-authoring the manual, Technical Writing, an indispensable guide for writers of scientific literature. Along with longtime colleague Arthur D. Smith, Stoddart published Range Management in 1943. The third edition of Range Management was published posthumously for Stoddart in 1975, making it the most widely used text in the field, and granting Stoddart and Smith an enduring legacy for their professional commitment.

Stoddart was active both locally and nationally in professional societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the Society of Range Management, the Society of American Foresters, and the American Society of Animal Science.

Born at Trinidad, Colorado, in 1909, Stoddart received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Colorado State University. Subsequently, he studied under the storied J.E. Weaver at the University of Nebraska, where he earned his doctorate in 1934. From here, he accepted the challenge to initiate a Range Management program at Utah State.

From the guide to the Laurence A. Stoddart Papers, 1924-1968, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf American Society of Range Management. Range management collection. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
creatorOf Stoddart, Laurence A., 1909-1968. Laurence Stoddard papers, 1930-1968. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Range management collection, 1900-2008 Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives
referencedIn Utah State University. College of Natural Resources. L.A. Stoddart book collection. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
creatorOf Laurence A. Stoddart Papers, 1924-1968 Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives
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associatedWith American Society of Range Management. corporateBody
associatedWith Society for Range Management corporateBody
associatedWith United States corporateBody
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Land Management. corporateBody
associatedWith Utah Agricultural Experiment Station corporateBody
associatedWith Utah State University corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Utah
Utah--Strawberry River Valley
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Education
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Universities and colleges
Correspondence
Grasses
Grasses
Material Types
Rangelands
Rangelands
Range management
Range management
Rubber rabbitbrush
Rubber rabbit brush
Sheep industry
Sheep industry
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Birth 1909-07-17

Death 1968

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