George Harrison Shull
George Harrison Shull was born on April 15, 1874. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About George Harrison Shull
George Harrison Shull (April 15, 1874 – September 28, 1954) was an American plant geneticist who played a central role in the development of hybrid maize and in establishing the genetic basis of heterosis. He was one of several siblings who pursued careers in biology; his brothers included the plant physiologist Charles Albert Shull, professor at the University of Chicago and founding editor-in-chief of Plant Physiology; the zoologist Aaron Franklin Shull of the University of Michigan; and the botanist and botanical illustrator J. Marion Shull. Another brother was John William Scholl, a…