Russell F. Johannes

Russell Frederick Johannes was an agricultural scientist based at the University of Wisconsin.

History

Russell F. Johannes was born in Wautoma, Wisconsin. in 1921 and taught agricultural science at the University of Wisconsin. Russell F. Johannes was the primary organizer of the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station between Marshfield and Stratford, Wisconsin. As early as 1949, Johannes was the Superintendent of the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station and held this post for 27 years.
Johannes died in 1976. Following his death, the University of Wisconsin announced the Russell F. Johannes Scholarship Fund.