Kling L. Anderson

Born in 1910, Kling L. Anderson is identified in library records as Kling Leroy Anderson and is best known for technical writing on range and pasture management. He wrote and co-wrote works including Common Names of a Selected List of Plants, a practical reference aimed at making plant names more consistent and useful.

Kansas State University remembers him as a key figure in its pasture management program. According to the university, he took leadership of that program in 1938, remained on the faculty for nearly three decades, completed doctoral work at the University of Nebraska, and later spent time in New Zealand as a Fulbright Fellow.

Anderson is remembered less as a literary celebrity than as a respected scientific and educational voice whose work served farmers, students, and land managers. A lectureship established in his honor at Kansas State reflects the lasting influence of his research and teaching in rangeland management.