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Barrington Moore (1883–1966) was an American
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and
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researcher. He served as the fourth president of the
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and as the first
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of its journal, ''
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''. Moore chaired the
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' (SAF) Committee on Forest Policy, served as editor-in-chief of its ''
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'', 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
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of woods and forestry at the
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in
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.


Early life and education

Moore was born on September 25, 1883, the son of
Clement Clarke Moore Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem " A Visit from St. Nicholas", which first named each of Santa Claus's reindeer. M ...
. He attended Craigie's School and
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(now Morristown-Beard School) in
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before graduating from St. Mark's School in Southboro, Massachusetts in 1902. Moore then completed his bachelor's degree at
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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,
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, a fraternity. During the summer following his
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at Yale, Moore worked as a student assistant for the
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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
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of the
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of Yale's School of Forestry.


Service during World War I

In 1919, the
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awarded Moore the Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour for his
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during
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. He acquired lumber and other materials from France and several other countries to supply Allied Forces. Serving as
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of
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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
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. Since 1955, the Society of American Foresters has awarded the Barrington Moore Memorial Award to recognize biological researchers in the field of forestry."The Society of American Foresters: Barrington Moore Memorial Award in Biological Science"


Family

Moore was a great-grandson of
Clement Clarke Moore Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem " A Visit from St. Nicholas", which first named each of Santa Claus's reindeer. M ...
, 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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Barrington Sr. 1883 births 1966 deaths American foresters Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies alumni Morristown-Beard School alumni