Walter Mulford
American forester
About Walter Mulford
Lived 1877 – 1955 (aged 77). Walter Mulford was an American forester.
Walter Mulford (September 16, 1877 – September 7, 1955) was an American forester for the state of Connecticut, and a professor. He was the first state forester in the United States.
Biography He was born on September 16, 1877, in Millville, New Jersey.
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 department of forestry.
He died on September 7, 1955, at a sanitarium in St. Helena, California at the age of 78.
Legacy Mulford Hall, constructed for the UC Berkeley School of Forestry (now part of the College of Natural Resources), is named for him.
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American forester (1877-1955)
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Walter Mulford was born on 16 September 1877.
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Walter Mulford died on 7 September 1955.
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Walter Mulford was a forester.
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