Harold J. Conn

Harold J. Conn
Harold J. Conn in 1948
BornMay 29, 1886
Middletown, Connecticut
DiedNovember 10, 1975
NationalityAmerican
EducationWesleyan University (Ph.D.) Cornell University (Ph.D.)
OccupationAgricultural bacteriologist
EmployerNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Known forSoil microbiology and bacterial staining techniques.
Notable workManual of Methods for Pure Culture Study of Bacteria (1920)

Biological Stains (1925) History of Staining (1933; 1948) Staining Procedures (1944–55; 1960)

Manual of Microbiological Methods (1957)

Harold Joel Conn (May 29, 1886 – November 10, 1975)[1] was an American agricultural bacteriologist, known for his work on soil microbiology and bacterial staining techniques. He was one of the founders of the Biological Stain Commission and also founded their journal, Stain Technology (now Biotechnic & Histochemistry). He served as president of the Society of American Bacteriologists (now the American Society for Microbiology) in 1948.

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