Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder (1901-1986) was president of the University of Hawai'i from 1958-1963. Snyder was an internationally recognized geneticist. Over the years he published three books, over 150 articles, and delivered over 1,000 lectures at home and abroad. His pioneering work spans the development of medical genetic science from its infancy to present-day DNA technology, and he has been called the "father of human genetics."