Booker T. Whatley

Booker T. Whatley
Born(1915-11-05)November 5, 1915
DiedSeptember 3, 2005(2005-09-03) (aged 89)
EducationAlabama A & M University
Alma materRutgers University
Known forOne of the pioneers of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era
SpouseLottie
Scientific career
FieldsAgriculture
InstitutionsTuskegee University

Booker T. Whatley (November 5, 1915 in Calhoun County, Alabama – September 3, 2005 in Montgomery, Alabama) was an agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Alabama, and a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era. He also aimed to "generate an agrarian black middle class".[1]

  1. ^ "A farmer-philosopher's story confounds expectations about Islam and outsiders in the South". The Economist. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.