'''Eugene Woldemar Hilgard''' (1833, Bavaria – 1916) was an expert on pedology (study of Soil resources). Born in Germany, he was brought to the United_States in 1836. He studied at Heidelberg and Zürich, (1848 – 1854) during which time he was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Heidelberg, 1853. He was appointed assistant on the state geological survey of Mississippi, (1855), and director in 1858. He was subsequently appointed professor of chemistry, University_of_Mississippi in 1866. He served a professor of geology and natural history at the University_of_Michigan, (1873 – 1875). An authority on soil chemistry and Reclamation of alkali soils, he was professor of agriculture and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University_of_California,_Berkeley (1875 – 1904). He is considered the father of modern Soil_science in the USA. == Publications == * (1884) Report on the Physical and Agricultural Features of the State of California, with a discussion of the present and future of cotton production in the state. * (1885) The Phylloxera at Berkeley * (1906) Soils, Their Formation, Properties, Composition, and Relations to Climate and Plant Growth in the Humid and Arid Regions == References == * Jenny, Hans (1961) E.W. Hilgard and the birth of modern soil science. Pisa, Italy. 144 pp., illus Hilgard, Eugene W. Hilgard, Eugene W. Hilgard, Eugene W. Hilgard, Eugene W. {{geologist-stub|Hilgard, Eugene W.}} {{US-academic-bio-stub}} {{Germany-academic-bio-stub}} Ja:ユージーン・W・ヒルガード Zh:希爾革