George F. Sprague

Summary

George F. Sprague is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Crete^[2]. He was born on +1902-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Eugene^[4]. He died on +1998-11-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a geneticist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• George F. Sprague's place of birth was Crete^[2].
• George F. Sprague passed away in Eugene^[4].
• George F. Sprague was born on +1902-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• George F. Sprague died on +1998-11-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• George F. Sprague held citizenship in United States^[8].
• George F. Sprague's professions included geneticist^[6].
• Among George F. Sprague's employers was United States Department of Agriculture^[9].
• George F. Sprague was employed by Iowa State University^[10].
• George F. Sprague's education included a stint at Cornell University^[11].
• George F. Sprague was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln^[12].
• George F. Sprague's doctoral advisor was Rollins Adams Emerson^[13].
• George F. Sprague received the Wolf Prize in Agriculture^[14].
• George F. Sprague received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[15].
• George F. Sprague was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[16].
• George F. Sprague is recorded as male^[17].
• George F. Sprague's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• George F. Sprague supervised Kenneth John Frey as a doctoral student^[19].
• George F. Sprague's ISNI is recorded as 000000008279027X^[20].
• George F. Sprague's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92641088^[21].
• George F. Sprague's GND ID is recorded as 1145538967^[22].
• George F. Sprague's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89667146^[23].
• George F. Sprague's IdRef ID is recorded as 163834393^[24].
• George F. Sprague's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 256911^[25].
• George F. Sprague's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_mkb8^[26].
• George F. Sprague's family name is recorded as Sprague^[27].

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Origins and Family

George F. Sprague was born in Crete^[2]. He was born on +1902-09-03T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University^[11], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1865^[30], headquartered in Ithaca^[31] and University of Nebraska–Lincoln^[12], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1869^[34]. George F. Sprague's doctoral advisor was Rollins Adams Emerson^[13].

Career and Affiliations

George F. Sprague's professions included geneticist^[6]. Employers include United States Department of Agriculture^[9], a ministry of agriculture^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1862^[37], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[38] and Iowa State University^[10], a public research university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1858^[41], headquartered in Ames^[42]. He supervised Kenneth John Frey as a doctoral student^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Wolf Prize in Agriculture^[14], a science award^[43], in Israel^[44], founded in 1978^[45] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[15], a fellowship award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1874^[48].

Death and Burial

George F. Sprague died on +1998-11-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Eugene^[4].

Why It Matters

George F. Sprague ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was George F. Sprague born?

Born in Crete^[2], George F. Sprague…

Where did George F. Sprague die?

George F. Sprague passed away in Eugene^[4].

What did George F. Sprague do for work?

George F. Sprague worked as geneticist^[6].

Where did George F. Sprague go to school?

George F. Sprague was educated at Cornell University^[11] and University of Nebraska–Lincoln^[12].

What awards did George F. Sprague receive?

Honors received include Wolf Prize in Agriculture^[14] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[15].