Edward Murray East

Edward Murray East
Edward Murray East
Born	October 4, 1879
Died	November 9, 1938
Nationality	United States
Fields	Genetics agronomy
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Doctoral students	Rollins A. Emerson Edgar Anderson
Known for	hybrid corn

Edward Murray East (October 4, 1879 – November 9, 1938) was an American plant geneticist, botanist and agronomist.^[1] He is known for his experiments that led to the development of hybrid corn. He worked at the Bussey Institute of Harvard University where he performed a key experiment showing the outcome of crosses between lines that differ in a quantitative trait.^[2]

References

^ Nelson, O. E. (1993). "A notable triumvirate of maize geneticists". Genetics 135 (4): 937–41. PMC 1205754. PMID 8307333. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1205754.
^ East, E. M. (1916). "Studies on size inheritance in Nicotiana". Genetics 1 (2): 164–176. PMID 17245854.

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Date of birth	October 4, 1879
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Date of death	November 9, 1938
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