Dr. John Strong Niederhauser

NIEDERHAUSER, Dr. John Strong, 88, of Tucson, Arizona passed away on August 12, 2005 at his home. Dr. Niederhauser was born on September 27, 1916 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Menlo Park, California. He graduated from Cornell University, New York, in 1936 with a doctorate in Plant Pathology. In 1946 he joined a program for food-deficient regions in the world with the Rockefeller Foundation Agricultural Program in Mexico. After more than 40 years in Mexico assisting in the research and increased production of potatoes in Mexico and in far reaching areas of the world, he retired with his beloved late wife, Ann Faber in Tucson, Arizona. During his retirement he continued to work tirelessly in potato production to feed the world by establishing numerous regional cooperative programs. In 1990 he was the laureate of the World Food Prize. He is survived by one daughter, Anita and husband, Larry Weissberg of San Francisco, California and six sons, Carlos Niederhauser of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Robert and Amy Niederhauser of Boerne, Texas, James and Ann Niederhauser of San Clemente, California, Steve Niederhauser of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bruce and Sheryl Niederhauser of Washington, North Carolina and John Niederhauser of Washington, DC; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The family suggests that memorials be directed to the APS Foundation, attention the "JANE Fund" to: 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097.