Howard Coombs Stutz (1918–2010) was a geneticist and professor at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

. Stutz was born and raised in

Cardston, Alberta Cardston is a town in Alberta, Canada. It was first settled in 1887 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who travelled from Utah, via the Macleod-Benton Trail, to present-day Alberta in one of the century ...

, Canada. He did his undergraduate studies at and then received a Ph.D. from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

. He was a professor at BYU for over 40 years. His primary areas of research were on the history of the cultivation of crops, such as rye, and on desert shrubs. He is most well known for his research on Atriplex. He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960.Guggenheim listing for Stutz
Stutz was a Latter-day Saint, holding multiple position in the church over the years including as a bishop and later a stake patriarch. He also wrote a book entitled ''"Let the Earth Bring Forth", Evolution and Scripture''. The genus Stutzia was named for him.

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Obituary for StutzReview of Stutz book in ''Interpreter''Review of ''Let The Earth Bring Forth''
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