Robert Willard Hodgson (1893–1966) was an American botanist, taxonomist and agricultural researcher located in the California State, an exceptional

citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ...

and

avocado The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (''Persea americana'') is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. It was priz ...

expert. He was a co-author of The Citrus Industry book,DEDICATED TO ROBERT WILLARD HODGSON by the UCR library
emeritus professor of

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...

, and dean of the College of Agriculture.Calisphere - Robert Willard Hodgson, Agriculture: Los Angeles, Berkeley, and Systemwid
/ref>Robert Willard Hodgson: "In Appreciation"
by the California Avocado Society 1947 Yearbook 32: 11

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American citrus farmers Farmers from California Pomologists 1893 births 1966 deaths American botanical writers American taxonomists Botanists active in California University of California faculty Scientists from Dallas Scientists from California 20th-century American botanists 20th-century American agronomists {{botanist-stub