Nelson C. Brown
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Nelson Courtlandt Brown graduated from Yale University
with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1906) and a Master of Forestry degree (1908).
, Syracuse, New York, on July 1, 1912, and appointed to Professor in 1914. He first taught the fundamental forestry subjects and later became head of the Department of Forest Utilization.
became Dean, Brown served in Moon's administration. When Moon was on sabbatical leave from 1926–1927, Brown served as Acting Dean. Upon Moon's death, Brown again was appointed Acting Dean. Brown served as Acting Dean three times in his career: 1926-1927; 1928; and 1929-1930.
In his first administration, Brown secured the gift of the Charles Lathrop Pack
Demonstration Forest and a cash donation for the forest's preliminary development. In his second administration, he secured the state appropriation for Marshall Hall, which offered greater teaching and laboratory space. Brown also procured the only substantial increases in state appropriations for teaching staff salaries as well as a grant of $10,000 for forest investigations.
. Other texts included Forest Products and Their Manufacture (1919), America's Lumber Industry (1923), Logging - Principles and Practice (1934), General Forestry (1935), and Logging Transportation (1936). Brown also authored articles on the economic and practical phases of lumber production, manufacture, and consumption for technical and trade journals.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1906) and a Master of Forestry degree (1908).
Early Career
He was with the U.S. Forest Service working mainly in the northwest and the south (1908–1912). Brown was appointed Assistant Professor of Forest Utilization at the New York State College of ForestryHistory of the New York State College of Forestry
The New York State College of Forestry, the first professional school of forestry in North America, opened its doors at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, in the autumn of 1898. After just a few years of operation, it was defunded in 1903, by Governor Benjamin B. Odell, in response to public...
, Syracuse, New York, on July 1, 1912, and appointed to Professor in 1914. He first taught the fundamental forestry subjects and later became head of the Department of Forest Utilization.
Wartime Service
Brown resigned on August 31, 1917, to take up duties as the US Federal Trade Commissioner in Europe. In 1918, he was transferred to the American Expeditionary Force as adviser in forest products and utilization.Return to New York
Brown was reappointed Professor of Forest Utilization at the New York State College of Forestry on August 1, 1921. When F. Franklin MoonF. Franklin Moon
Frederick Franklin Moon was Dean of the New York State College of Forestry from 1920-27. He was a graduate of Amherst College , and Yale University . From 1912-20, he was Professor of Forest Engineering at the New York State College of Forestry.-Reference:...
became Dean, Brown served in Moon's administration. When Moon was on sabbatical leave from 1926–1927, Brown served as Acting Dean. Upon Moon's death, Brown again was appointed Acting Dean. Brown served as Acting Dean three times in his career: 1926-1927; 1928; and 1929-1930.
In his first administration, Brown secured the gift of the Charles Lathrop Pack
Charles Lathrop Pack
Charles Lathrop Pack , a third-generation timberman, was "one of the five wealthiest men in America prior to World War I". He owed his good start in life to the success of his father, George Willis Pack, and grandfather, George Pack in the forestry sector. Growing up on Lake Huron in Michigan's...
Demonstration Forest and a cash donation for the forest's preliminary development. In his second administration, he secured the state appropriation for Marshall Hall, which offered greater teaching and laboratory space. Brown also procured the only substantial increases in state appropriations for teaching staff salaries as well as a grant of $10,000 for forest investigations.
Scientific Contributions
Brown co-authored Elements of Forestry with F. Franklin MoonF. Franklin Moon
Frederick Franklin Moon was Dean of the New York State College of Forestry from 1920-27. He was a graduate of Amherst College , and Yale University . From 1912-20, he was Professor of Forest Engineering at the New York State College of Forestry.-Reference:...
. Other texts included Forest Products and Their Manufacture (1919), America's Lumber Industry (1923), Logging - Principles and Practice (1934), General Forestry (1935), and Logging Transportation (1936). Brown also authored articles on the economic and practical phases of lumber production, manufacture, and consumption for technical and trade journals.