Smith, Benjamin Warfield, 1913-1981.

Benjamin Warfield Smith (1913-1981) taught botany and genetics in the Agronomy Department of North Carolina State University from 1939 to 1978. He received his B.S. in 1934 and M.S. in 1936 from the University of Virginia and his Ph.D. in 1939 from the University of Wisconsin. During his tenure at NCSU he was very active in professional organizations such as the American Genetic Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Botanical Society of America, the Genetics Society of America, the North Carolina Academy of Science, the Raleigh Natural History Club, and Sigma Xi.

From the description of Benjamin Warfield Smith papers, 1939-1949 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 471874657