About Percy Edgar Brown
Lived 1885 – 1937 (aged 51–52). Percy Edgar Brown was an American soil scientist and university teacher.
Percy Edgar Brown (1885–1937) was a soil scientist at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Brown is perhaps best known for the book, Soils of Iowa, which was published in 1936. The classic map, "Landform Regions of Iowa," was originally published in this text.
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Who was Percy Edgar Brown?
American soil scientist (1885–1937)
When was Percy Edgar Brown born?
Percy Edgar Brown was born on 9 October 1885 in Woodbridge Township.
When did Percy Edgar Brown die?
Percy Edgar Brown died in 1937 in Ames.
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Percy Edgar Brown was a soil scientist and university teacher.
What nationality was Percy Edgar Brown?
Percy Edgar Brown was American.
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