Emory Alvord | |
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Born | Utah, U.S. | March 25, 1899
Died | May 6, 1959 Southern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | (aged 60)
Alma mater | Washington State College |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agricultural Science |
Emory Delmont Alvord (March 25, 1899 – May 6, 1959) was an American missionary and agriculturalist. Known for his missionary work in Rhodesia, Alvord's demonstrative methods are credited with revolutionising African agriculture.