Thomas D. Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas D. Campbell

American agriculturalist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1882

Place of Birth: Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1966

Profession: businessperson, farmer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thomas D.
Campbell (1882–1966) was the "World's Wheat King".
On the farms of his Campbell Farming Corporation he grew more wheat than any other farmer or corporation.
He pioneered industrialized corporate farming.
As a consultant in agriculture, he advised the British, French and Soviet governments, including advising Stalin in 1929 on large-scale farming for the Soviet Union's first five-year plan.
He served in the U.S.
military in World War II and developed the napalm fire bomb used in the Pacific Theatre.
He became a Brigadier General in the Air Force in 1946.