Bailey, L. H. 1858-1954

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Name (Latin)
Bailey, L. H. 1858-1954
Other forms of name
Bailey, Liberty Hyde
Bailey, L H, 1858-1954
Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
Bailey, Liberty
Bailey, Liberty H
Bailey, Liberty H., 1858-1954
Bailey, Liberty Hyd
nnea Bailey, L. H
Bailey, Liberty Hyde, 1858-1954
Date of birth
1858-03-15
Date of death
1954-12-25
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 71646721
Wikidata: Q152366
Library of congress: n 50017591
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Wikipedia description:

Liberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 – December 25, 1954) was an American horticulturist and advocate for rural reform in the United States. He was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science. During the Progressive Era, Bailey was instrumental in establishing the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H youth development programs, the nature study movement, parcel post, and rural electrification.:44 In 1903, Bailey founded the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and served as its first dean until 1913. Bailey's work was influential in defining rural sociology as a distinct and valuable field of study in the United States.

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