Walter Mulford

Walter Mulford

Walter Mulford (September 16, 1877, Millville, New Jersey – September 7, 1955, St. Helena, California) was an American forester and professor, regarded as the first state forester in the United States.[1][2] He was professor at the University of Michigan (1905–1911), and Cornell University (1911–1914), the latter at which he helped re-establish and lead a forestry school. In 1914 he came to the University of California, Berkeley, where he served until his retirement in 1947, filling successively the roles of chief of Division of Forestry, chairman of the Department of Forestry, and first dean of the School of Forestry. He served as president of the Society of American Foresters in 1924, of which he was elected fellow in 1939. The University of Michigan bestowed on him an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1938.[3] Mulford died at the age of 78 in a sanitarium in St. Helena, California.[3][4] Mulford Hall, constructed for the UC Berkeley School of Forestry (now part of the College of Natural Resources), is named for him.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Mulford, Walter". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 46. New York: James T. White & Company. 1963. pp. 167–168.
  2. 1 2 Helfland, Harvey (2002). The Campus Guides: University of California Berkeley. Princeton Architectural Press. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-56898-293-9.
  3. 1 2 Kreuger, M; Colwell, R. N.; Gardner, M. W. (1958). "Walter Mulford, Forestry: Berkeley". University of California: In Memoriam, April 1958. Academic Senate, University of California. pp. 79–81.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Walter Mulford, 78, Forestry Pioneer, Dies". Oakland Tribune. September 8, 1955. p. 7 E.

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