Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick [SEP] date of death
Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick
Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951) was an American botanist
and horticulturist.
His main interest was cultivated fruit trees and he published a number of volumes dealing with such fruits as cherries, grapes, plums, and peaches.
Biography.
Hedrick was born in 1870 in Independence, Iowa. He grew up in Northern Michigan near Harbor Springs, an experience recalled in his memoir "The Land of the Crooked Tree", and was the brother of Wilbur Olin Hedrick. He attended Michigan State Agricultural
Wilbur Olin Hedrick
Wilbur O. Hedrick (1868–1954) started as a professor of Economics at Michigan State College in 1908.
Life.
Born on April 3, 1868 in Elkhart, Indiana. He grew up in northern Michigan near Harbor Springs. He is the brother of Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick. He was married to Lucelia D. Baker. He fathered four children, Helen, Hester, Amy, and Marian.
He pioneered student co-operatives in East Lansing, and "Hedrick House", named after him and