Robert Soost
Robert K. Soost was a citrus expert and professor of genetics at University of California, Riverside, and sixth curator of the University of California Citrus Variety Collection.
He studied at UC Berkeley.
Soost worked to develop important citrus varieties, including two noted grapefruits as well as two noted mandarins. Was a co-author of volume II of The Citrus Industry (book).
On March 8, 2009, the professor died from a heart attack.