Henry H. Krusekopf

Henry Herman Krusekopf (January 7, 1885 – July 26, 1979) was an American academic and soil scientist. He spent 48 years as a professor and researcher in the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri. He was also a founding member of FarmHouse fraternity.

Early life and education Krusekopf was born in Casco, Michigan on January 7, 1885. His father was Henry Krusekopf, a minister. He earned his master's degree from the University of Missouri in 1916. In 1932, he did post-graduate work at the University of Illinois. In 1916, he became a professor of soils at the College of Agriculture of the University of Missouri for 48 years.

He was a member of the Soil Science Society of America. He was also a member of the American Association of University Professors.

Personal life Krusekopf married Nancy Form Smith of Joplin, Missouri on September 20, 1913. They had six children, including Caroline, Charlotte, Emily, Fred, Henry H. Jr., and Paul. They had a farm in southeast Missouri.

In 1923, he formed the Evangelical Student Group which became the Columbia United Church of Christ. He was a president of the University Faculty Club.

Krusekopf died at his home on July 26, 1978 at the age of 94. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri. FarmHouse and Alpha Zeta established the Henry H. Krusekopf Scholarship Fund in his honor.

Publications

Monographs

The Missouri Soil Survey. Columbia: University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular. 104, March 1921. Soil Fertility Investigations: Rolling Prairie Land of Southwestern Missouri (Eldorado Springs Experiment Field). Columbia: University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin 398, June 1938. Major Soil Areas of Missouri: Their General Characteristics and Agricultural Use. Columbia: University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular 304, August 1945.

Journals

"Salt domes of east Texas basin". Oil & Gas Journal, vol. 57 (May 4, 1959) p. 143.

Editor Life and Work of C. F. Marbut: Soil Scientist, Professor of Geology, 1895–1910, University of Missouri, Soil Scientist, 1910–1935, U.S.D.A. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils: A Memorial Volumnet. Soil Science Society of America. Memorial Committee, 1942.