Wilson Popenoe
(1892-1975)
American plant explorer
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Frederick Wilson Popenoe (March 9, 1892 – June 20, 1975) son of Marion Bowman Popenoe and Fred Oliver Popenoe and brother of Paul Popenoe, was a graduate of Pomona College and a United States Department of Agriculture employee and plant explorer. From 1916 to 1924 Popenoe explored Latin America to look for new strains of avocados. He reported his adventures to the National Geographic Society. He went to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1913 and became the chief agronomist of the United Fruit Company in 1925.
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9 March 1892 Topeka, Kansas
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20 June 1975 (aged 83) Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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