F. Franklin Moon

Frederick Franklin Moon
Born (1880-06-03)June 3, 1880
Easton, Pennsylvania
Died September 3, 1929(1929-09-03) (aged 49)
Syracuse, New York
Spouse(s) Marion B. Moon

Frederick Franklin Moon (July 3, 1880 – September 9, 1929) was a forester, and head of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University from 1920-27.

Early life and education

F. Franklin Moon Library, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, New York

Moon was a graduate of Amherst College (B.A., 1901), and Yale University (M.F., 1909).

Career

From 1912-20, Moon was Professor of Forest Engineering at the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University.[1] In 1920 Moon became a Professor of Silviculture. Frederick Franklin Moon served as Acting Dean of the College for 20 months (1917-1918) while Dean Hugh P. Baker was in the Army. In 1920 Moon was named Dean of the College.

He was a member of the American Forestry Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was the delegate for the World Congress of Forestry.

Gravestone of F. Franklin and Marion B. Moon, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York

End of life

Moon is buried in Oakwood Cemetery - adjacent to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus. His headstone overlooks the campus.

Key works

Legacy

See also

References

  1. New York State Archives. n.d. "Dean F. Franklin Moon Records". Accessed: February 16, 2010.
  2. Moon, Franklin (1914). Elements in Forestry. J. Wiley and Sons.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Hugh P. Baker
Dean of the New York State College of Forestry
1920 - 1927
Succeeded by
Nelson C. Brown


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