Liberty Hyde Bailey
U.S. botanist (1858-1954) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 96
Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist and advocate for rural reform in the United States. He was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
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During the Progressive Era, Bailey was instrumental in establishing the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H youth development programs, the nature study movement, parcel post, and rural electrification.:44 In 1903, Bailey founded the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and served as its first dean until 1913. Bailey's work was influential in defining rural sociology as a distinct and valuable field of study in the United States.
