Austin Cary

Austin Cary (July 31, 1865 – April 28, 1936) was an American forester, known as the "father of southern forestry". Austin Cary Forest, on Great Island, Maine, is named for him.

Early life and education Cary was born in 1865 in East Machias, Maine, to Charles Cary and Mary Eliza. He was one of their two sons, the other being George. He was a descendent of John Cary, who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from Bristol, England, in 1630. Caleb Cary, Austin's grandfather, moved north in the early 19th century, settling in East Machias.

He was educated at Washington Academy in East Machias. He graduated with honors from Bowdoin College in 1887. After working as an instructor in Biology and Geology at Bowdoin for a year, he moved to Johns Hopkins University, where he studied biology for eighteen months. He was 70 years old. His body was cremated in Jacksonville, Florida.

Austin Cary Forest, a wood, on Great Island, Maine, is named for him. It was established by sisters Dr. Virginia Hamilton Bailey and Patricia Hamilton Lowery Bousfield.