George Henry Hepting (September 1, 1907 – April 29, 1988) was an American forest scientist and plant pathologist. National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs V.76 (1999), George Henry Hepting
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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

with an undergraduate degree in 1929 and a Ph.D. in 1933.

US Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency inc ...

called Hepting a "pioneer leader in forest pathology".US Forest Service, Southern Research Station, George Henry Hepting: Pioneer Leader in Forest Pathology
/ref> He conducted seminal research on the role of

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as causes of diseases in forests. He was also noted for creation of the first computerized system for information retrieval in forestry. Hepting was Chief Plant Pathologist at Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of

and a member of the National Academy of Sciences

Awards and distinctions

* 1969 - the first forester elected to the National Academy of Sciences * 1954 - the Superior Service Award of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of comme ...

* 1963 - the Barrington Moore Award for outstanding achievements in forestry research * 1965 - Fellow of the

Society of American Foresters The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is a professional organization representing the forestry industry in the United States. Its mission statement declares that it seeks to "advance the science, education, and practice of forestry; to enhance t ...

* 1966 - Fellow of the

American Phytopathological Society The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases (phytopathology). APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant healt ...

* 1974 - the Weyerhaeuser Award for Outstanding Historical Writing from the

Forest History Society The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history."Forest History Society." Echo Project. Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://echo.gmu. ...

References

External links

Guide to the George Henry Hepting Papers 1902-1993
1907 births 1988 deaths Cornell University alumni American foresters American phytopathologists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Forestry researchers 20th-century American botanists 20th-century agronomists {{forestry-researcher-stub