forester
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and
forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...
researcher. He served as the fourth president of the
Ecological Society of America
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and as the first
editor-in-chief
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of its journal, ''
Ecology
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''. Moore chaired the
Society of American Foresters
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' (SAF) Committee on Forest Policy, served as editor-in-chief of its '' Journal of Forestry'', and represented the society on the National Research Council's biology division. Moore also served as secretary of the Council on National Parks, Forests, and Wildlife and as associate
curator
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of
woods
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* Forest
* Wood, solid material from trees or shrubs
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* Woods, Kentucky
* Woods, Oregon
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New York City
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.
Early life and education
Moore was born on September 25, 1883, the son of Clement Clarke Moore. He attended Craigie's School and
Morristown School Morristown may refer to:
Places Canada
*Morristown, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Morristown, Arizona
*Morristown, Indiana
** Morristown station (Indiana)
*Morristown, Minnesota
** Morristown Township, Rice County, Minnesota
*Morris ...
Yale University
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in 1906 and his master's of forestry degree at Yale's School of Forestry in 1908.
While studying at Yale, Moore played on the football and track and field teams, and he joined, Alpha Delta Phi, a fraternity. During the summer following his
junior year
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at Yale, Moore worked as a student assistant for the U.S. Forest Service in North Carolina. "He was prepared at St. Mark's School, Southboro, Mass., at Craigie's School and at the Morristown School, Morristown, N. J." He later served on the
Executive Committee
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French government
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awarded Moore the Cross of the
National Order of the Legion of Honour
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for his
military service
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Some nations (e.g., Mexico) requ ...
during
World War I
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. He acquired lumber and other materials from France and several other countries to supply Allied Forces. Serving as
captain
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of
engineers
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, Moore helped organize a force of 18,000 troops to supply materials in advance of the arrival of Allied forces. Supplementing lumber and other wooden materials from France, he made acquisitions from Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Scandinavian nations.
Honors and legacy
Moore was a fellow of the
New York Academy of Sciences
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Moore was a great-grandson of Clement Clarke Moore, author of the poem ''Twas the Night Before Christmas''. He married Muriel Hennen on December 20, 1910. The couple had two children: sociologist Barrington Jr. and Peter Van Cortlandt Moore. Moore and Hennen separated in 1927.