Botany professor and administrator at Iowa State University. Erhardt Paul Sylwester received his B.A. degree from St. Olaf College in 1930, his M.S. from Iowa State in 1931, and his Ph. D. from Iowa State in 1943. Sylwester taught at St. Olaf College, but spent most of his professional career at Iowa State. In 1935 Sylwester received an appointment with Iowa State Extension, where he worked for thirty years as an extension botanist and plant pathologist. He specialized in weed control, especially promoting cultural methods. He served as head of the Iowa State Seed Laboratory from 1946-1952. Sylwester helped found the North Central Weed Control Conference and served as president in 1950. He was the national chair of the Association of Regional Weed Control Conference in 1952-1953. He received numerous awards, including a Distinguished Faculty Citation from Iowa State in 1969.
From the description of Papers, 1898-1971. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 29898533
