F. Franklin Moon

Frederick Franklin Moon (July 3, 1880 – September 3, 1929) was a forester, and head of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University from 1920-27.

Early life and education

Moon born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1880, to William White and Ophelia Frances Nightingale Moon. He attended Amherst College (B.A., 1901), spent two years conducting postgraduate work at Harvard University (1902 to 1904), before attending Yale University (M.F., 1909).

Career After graduation Moon worked for governmental forestry organizations for several years, including a year in Kentucky working for the United States Forest Service followed by approximately a year and a half working for New York State in the Hudson forest reservation. In 1920 Moon became a Professor of Silviculture. In 1920 Moon was named Dean of the College after Baker resigned.

He was a member of the American Forestry Association, the Society of American Foresters, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and The Book of Forestry.