F. Franklin Moon

Frederick Franklin Moon
Moon c. 1922.
Born(1880-06-03)June 3, 1880
Easton, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 3, 1929(1929-09-03) (aged 49)
Syracuse, New York
SpouseMarion B. 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

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

Moon born in Easton, Pennsylvania,[1] on July 3, 1880,[2] to William White and Ophelia Frances Nightingale Moon.[3] 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).[3][4]

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.[3]

From 1912-20, Moon was Professor of Forest Engineering at the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University.[5] In 1920 Moon became a Professor of Silviculture.[3] He served as Acting Dean of the College from 1917 to 1918 while Dean Hugh P. Baker was in the Army.[6][7] In 1920 Moon was named Dean of the College after Baker resigned.[4][8]

He was a member of the American Forestry Association, the Society of American Foresters, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[8] and was the delegate for the World Congress of Forestry in 1926.[3]

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

End of life

Moon died on September 3, 1929.[8] Moon is buried in Oakwood Cemetery - adjacent to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus. His headstone overlooks the campus.[citation needed]

Key works

Moon wrote several books, including Elements of Forestry,[9] and The Book of Forestry.[8]

Legacy

In 1933 the library for the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry was moved to Marshall Hall on the SUNY ESF campus and it was renamed the Moon Memorial Library. In 1968 the library moved to a new location.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary for Dean Franklin Frederick Moon". Transcript-Telegram. 1929-09-04. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-09-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dean Frederick Moon, Forestry Expert, Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. 1929-09-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Dean Moon of Forestry College Dies". The Syracuse Herald. September 3, 1929. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b Academic Catalog, v.1. Syracuse University. 1918. p. 3.
  5. ^ New York State Archives. n.d. "Dean F. Franklin Moon Records". Accessed: February 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Canham, Hugh O. (May 2011). "SUNY-ESF: 100 Years and Still Going Strong" (PDF). SUNY ESF. p. 61.
  7. ^ Armstrong, George R. (1961). Forestry College: Essays on the Growth and Development of New York State's College of Forestry, 1911-1961. Alumni Association, State University College of Forestry at Syracuse University. p. 100.
  8. ^ a b c d "Dean of Syracuse Forestry College Dies at Age of 49". The Ithaca Journal. 1929-09-03. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Moon, Franklin (1914). Elements in Forestry. J. Wiley and Sons.
  10. ^ "Moon Library | About SUNY ESF". www.esf.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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