George H. Hepting
George Henry Hepting (September 1, 1907 – April 29, 1988) was an American forest scientist and plant pathologist.[1] [2] He was educated at Cornell University with an undergraduate degree in 1929 and a Ph.D. in 1933.[3] US Forest Service called Hepting a "pioneer leader in forest pathology".[4] He conducted seminal research on the role of ozone as causes of diseases in forests.[1] He was also noted for creation of the first computerized system for information retrieval in forestry.[1] Hepting was Chief Plant Pathologist at Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of US Forest Service[1] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences[1][2]
Awards and distinctions
- 1969 - the first forester elected to the National Academy of Sciences[1]
- 1954 - the Superior Service Award of the U.S. Department of Agriculture[1]
- 1963 - the Barrington Moore Award for outstanding achievements in forestry research[1]
- 1965 - Fellow of the Society of American Foresters[1]
- 1966 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society[1]
- 1974 - the Weyerhaeuser Award for Outstanding Historical Writing from the Forest History Society[1]
References
- "USDA, GEORGE HENRY HEPTING, Chief Plant Pathologist, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs V.76 (1999), George Henry Hepting
- http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/hepting-george.pdf
- US Forest Service, Southern Research Station, George Henry Hepting: Pioneer Leader in Forest Pathology
- IPNI. Hepting.
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