George Harrison Shull
1874–1954 (age 80)
Biography
George Harrison Shull was a pioneering plant geneticist whose experiments in hybridization helped usher in the era of hybrid corn and transformed agricultural practice; his work on heterosis at institutions such as the Carnegie Institution for Science brought scientific rigor to the needs of farmers.
He remained committed to the idea that scientific inquiry should improve human life, and this conviction endures near Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery where friends still remember a humble man with a generous mind.