Cyril George Hopkins (July 22, 1866 – October 6, 1919) was an American agricultural chemist who initiated the Illinois long-term selection experiment in 1896. He was also noted for his extensive research and writings on the soil of Illinois.[1]

Cyril G. Hopkins
Born(1866-07-22)July 22, 1866
DiedOctober 6, 1919(1919-10-06) (aged 53)
EducationSouth Dakota Agricultural College
Cornell University
Known forIllinois long-term selection experiment
Spouse
Emma Matilda Stelter
(m. 1893)
Scientific career
FieldsAgricultural chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois
ThesisThe Chemistry of the Corn Kernel (1898)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Chapman Caldwell

Hopkins was born on July 22, 1866, on a farm near Chatfield, Minnesota. He graduated from South Dakota Agricultural College in Brookings, South Dakota in 1890. He received his master's degree in 1894 and his doctoral degree in 1898, both from Cornell University.[2] In 1894, Hopkins became the chemist at the Agriculture Experiment Station at the University of Illinois, where he continued to work until his death from malaria in 1919. At the time of his death, he was the head of the Department of Agronomy at the University of Illinois.[3][4] Hopkins Hall at the University of Illinois is named in his honor.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyril G. Hopkins". Illinois Distributed Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. ^ University, Illinois (1919). In Memoriam, Cyril George Hopkins ... Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-six, Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen. University of Illinois. p. 11.
  3. ^ Davenport, E. (1919-10-24). "Cyril G. Hopkins". Science. 50 (1295): 387–388. Bibcode:1919Sci....50..387D. doi:10.1126/science.50.1295.387. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17830119.
  4. ^ Russell, E. J. (January 1920). "Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins". Nature. 104 (2618): 442–443. Bibcode:1920Natur.104..442R. doi:10.1038/104442b0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4211496.