Kenneth P. Wilson ’30 *33

KEN WILSON died Sept. 1, 1990, in the Monroe Village Health Center in Jamesburg, NJ.

Ken came to Princeton from Exeter. At Princeton he roomed with John Austin junior and senior years , and was a member of Arbor Inn.

After graduation Ken engaged in geological research studies near Red Lodge, Mont. He obtained a master's in geology from Princeton in 1933. He then joined the Soil Erosion Service of the U.S. Dept. of interior and spent the next 35 years as a soils expert, sod scientist, and soil surveyor. He worked on the World Sod Map in cooperation with the Military Geological Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Army Map Service. He assisted in the development of the Comprehensive Soil Classification System of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Ken retired in 1970 and thereafter did consulting work. He was a member of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, the N.J. Assn. of Professional Sod Scientists, which he helped found, and the Sod Conservation Society of America.

Ken's wife died several years ago. He is survived by three sons, Arthur M., Christopher E., and Lewis N., seven grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. To them we extend our sincere sympathy.

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