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Name
  
George Hepting


Died
  
April 29, 1988

George Henry Hepting (September 1, 1907 – April 29, 1988) was an American forest scientist and plant pathologist. He was educated at Cornell University with an undergraduate degree in 1929 and a Ph.D. in 1933. US Forest Service called Hepting a "pioneer leader in forest pathology". He conducted seminal research on the role of ozone 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 US Forest Service 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
  • 1963 - the Barrington Moore Award for outstanding achievements in forestry research
  • 1965 - Fellow of the Society of American Foresters
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
  • 1974 - the Weyerhaeuser Award for Outstanding Historical Writing from the Forest History Society

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