Bradford Knapp (December 24, 1870 – June 11, 1938) was the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as

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Biography

Bradford Knapp was born in

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, on December 24, 1870, to Seaman A. Knapp. In 1899, he attended

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and graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from

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in 1892. In 1894, he attended

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and received a

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from the

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in 1896. In 1909, he worked as an assistant for his father in the Bureau of Plant Industry of the

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. From 1911 to 1915, he took up his father's position as Chief of Farm Demonstration Work. In 1915, he became Chief of Southern Extension Work for the States Relations Service of the USDA. In 1920, he became Dean of the College of Agriculture at the

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. From 1923 to 1928, he served as President of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. He served as the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University from 1928 to 1933, of

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from 1933 to 1938. He served on the National Council of Boy Scouts, the federal Farm Board, and the National Economic League. He wrote for the ''

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''.

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External links

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Papers, 1891-1940 and undated, in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University
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