Description
Vigfus Asmundson (1895-1974) served as Professor of Poultry Husbandry at the University of California, Davis from 1933-1967.
His Papers contain two project files related to his research with poultry growth and reproduction in turkeys, as well as reprints
of a number of his articles.
Background
Vigfus Samundur Asmundson was born on September 24, 1895 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He received a B.S. from the University of
Saskatchewan (1918), an M.S. from Cornell University (1920), and a Ph.D in Genetics and Poultry Husbandry from the University
of Wisconsin (1930).
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Availability
Collection is open for research.