Career and Achievements
- Attended Pomona College as a special student for one year
- Worked for the United Fruit Company
- Became the first director of the Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano in Honduras
- Received three honorary doctorates from Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Pomona College, and the University of Florida
- Won numerous awards
Personal Life
- Married to the British archeologist Dorothy Popenoe
- Brother was agricultural explorer, eugenicist, and marriage counselor Paul Popenoe
- Died at Antigua Guatemala and buried in the San Lazaro Cemetery
Casa Popenoe
- Popenoes historic house and gardens, Casa Popenoe, is operated as a historic house museum
- Offers guided tours daily
- Located in Antigua Guatemala
- History of Casa Popenoe
- Plan Your Visit to Casa Popenoe
References
- Belasco, Warren and Philip Scranton (2006). Food Nations: Selling Taste in Consumer Societies. Routledge. pp.136–137. ISBN0-415-93077-4.
- Rosengarten Jr., Frederick (Jul 1992). Wilson, Popenoe - agricultural explorer, educator, and friend of Latin America. Agricultural History. 66 (3): 105.
- Rosengarten, Frederic (1991). Wilson Popenoe: Agricultural Explorer, Educator, and Friend of Latin America. Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii: National Tropical Botanical Garden. ISBN978-0935868531.
- Wilson Popenoe (1892-1975). Zamorano.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- Dr. Wilson Popenoe Death Reported. Star-News (Pasadena, California). No.A-8. June 24, 1975.
Miscellaneous
- Casa Popenoe is operated as a historic house museum
- Offers guided tours daily
Frederick Wilson Popenoe (March 9, 1892 – June 20, 1975) was an American 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.
Frederick Wilson Popenoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1892 |
| Died | June 20, 1975 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, agronomist |
| Known for | cados |
| Parent | Fred Oliver Popenoe Marion Bowman Popenoe |
| Relatives | Paul Popenoe (brother) |
