Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
George H. Hart
HART, GEORGE H. (1883–1959), inducted 1947
Born in Philadelphia, George Hart was awarded the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1903 and the Doctor of Medicine degree from George Washington University in 1908. His career was comprised of four major work periods: bacteriologist at the USDA Bureau of Animal Husbandry (1903–1907); field investigator of cattle diseases along the Mexican border (1908–1910); city veterinarian for Los Angeles (1910–1917); and faculty member at the University of California, first at Berkeley, then at Davis (1917–1954). Dr. Hart organized the university’s Department of Animal Husbandry and headed it for twenty-two years, making important contributions in animal nutrition and endocrinology. He revolutionized the division by adding nutritional biochemists, geneticists, and physiologists to the livestock production team. In 1948, he returned to his original field, becoming dean of the new School of Veterinary Medicine at UC-Davis.
Dr. Hart was president of the American Society of Animal Production in 1940. For work in controlling diseases of dairy cattle, he earned the Borden Award in 1953. Hart was a Fulbright Professor in 1955 and a delegate to numerous scientific and veterinary conferences. In 1957, the University of California conferred upon him the L.L.D. (Doctor of Laws) degree.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 105