Ralph Clement Bryant, Sr. (22 January 1877 – February 1, 1939) was an early American professor of forestry, the author of the pioneer textbook and other books and notes in forestry."Preliminary Guide to the Ralph Clement Bryant Papers", Yale University Library, Manuscripts and Archives, MS 877, April 1979, New Haven, ConnecticutFrom a book review in Journal of Forest History, October 1981, Logging (1913)"Logging: the principles and general methods of operation in the United States", by Ralph C. Bryant (1913), a google e-book
Education and career
R. C. Bryant was the first person to receive a forestry degree in the United States, as a graduate from the New York State College of Forestry at Cornell (1900, Forest Engineer degree)."MSS 00150 Guide to the R. C. Bryant silviculture notebook and materials, 1899, undated", NCSU LibrariesThe Forester, August 1900, p. 194, NotesHosmer, Ralph S. 1924, May. p. 33, "Forestry at Cornell," Cornell Forester 4:
His positions include: Forester of New York State Forest, Fish and Game Commission (1900–1901), Assistant Chief Forester of Philippine Bureau of Forestry (1902–1905), U.S. Forest Service (1905–1906), Professor of Lumbering, Yale University (1906–1939).
References
External links
Guide to the Ralph Clement Bryant Family Papers 1899