Richard Bradfield
Richard Bradfield (April 29, 1896 – May 1, 1981) was an American agronomist instrumental in the early formation of the Green Revolution.[1][2] Bradfield was one of three scientists, along with Elvin Stakman and Paul Mangelsdorf, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1941 to make recommendations on increasing agricultural yields in Mexico.[3] Their initial work developed into the Mexican Agriculture Program, out of which the Green Revolution emerged.[4]
Bradfield served as a professor at Cornell University in soil technology from 1937 to 1961. Bradfield Hall, an fifteen-story Brutalist tower designed by Ulrich Franzen, is named in his honor.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cornell University, Office of the Dean of the University Faculty (1981). "Bradfield, Richard". Archived from the original on 2026-05-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "RICHARD BRADFIELD, 85; EX-CORNELL AGRONOMIST". The New York Times. 1981-05-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Shubinski, Barbara. "The Rockefeller Foundation's Mexican Agriculture Program, 1943-1965". REsource. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Sonnenfeld, David A. (1992-12-01). "Mexico's "Green Revolution," 1940–1980: Towards an Environmental History". Environmental History Review. 16 (4): 28–52. doi:10.2307/3984948. ISSN 1053-4180.
- ↑ "Find Facilities". findfacilities-prod.fcs.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-09.