Herbert Windsor Mumford I (1871-1938) was a professor of agriculture from 1901 to 1938 at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

Biography

He was born in 1871. He had a brother, Frederick Blackman Mumford (1868-1946). He worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and was the department head for animal husbandry

Animal husbandry

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 from 1901 to 1922. He was dean of the UIUC College of Agriculture

UIUC College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences is part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is considered by some to be the top school of agriculture-related sciences in the world...

 and the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural experiment station

An agricultural experiment station is a research center that conducts scientific investigations to solve problems and suggest improvements in the food and agriculture industry...

 and the cooperative extension service

Cooperative extension service

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 from 1922 till his death. He died in 1938.

Legacy

On June 27, 1946 the board of trustees of the University of Illinois approved a resolution to rename the agricultural building Mumford Hall. The renamimg took place on April 17, 1947.