Groff, George Weidman, 1884-1954

George Weidman Groff received his bachelor's and master's degrees in horticulture from Penn State. He pioneered the idea of agricultural missions under Christian auspices and in 1907 became the first agricultural missionary to China. In 1921, he helped organize the Lingnan Agricultural College with a faculty of western-trained Chinese. Among the extensive work which Groff has been responsible for is the development of citrus fruits, improvement and introduction of papaya, lychee, eucalyptus robusta, the Siam banana, other sub-tropical fruits and some ornamentals.

From the description of George Weidman Groff papers, 1916-1958. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51253182