Carl Forsaith
Carl C. Forsaith | |
|---|---|
Forsaith, from his 1925 passport application | |
| chairman of the board of Selectmen of Auburn, New Hampshire | |
| In office February 9, 1949 – January 28, 1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1888 |
| Died | August 15, 1982 (aged 93) Auburn, New Hampshire |
| Party | Democratic |
Carl Cheswell Forsaith (September 2, 1888 – August 15, 1982) was an American writer, forestry professor, and politician, from Auburn, New Hampshire.
Early life and education
Carl Forsaith was born on the Chester Turnpike in Auburn, New Hampshire, on September 2, 1888, the son of Frank Forsaith and Rosa Pingree Forsaith. He attended Auburn Village School and Pinkerton Academy, before completed a bachelor's degree at Dartmouth College in 1913.[1] He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1915.[2]
Career
Forsaith taught at Dartmouth College early in his career, and at the Imperial Forestry Institute in England for the 1925–1926 academic year.[3] He was a professor of forestry at Syracuse University from 1917 to 1949.[4]
In retirement Forsaith, a Democrat, served on Auburn's Board of Selectmen for almost 15 years, from 1949 to 1964. He was a columnist for Manchester's Union Leader. He wrote a history of Auburn, published in 1970.[5]
Publications
- "A Report on some Allochthonous Peat Deposits in Florida" (1916, 1917)[6][7]
- "Pollen sterility in relation to the geographical distribution of some Onagraceae" (1916)[8]
- "The technology of New York state timbers" (1926)[9]
- "The strength properties of small beams (match stick size) of southern yellow pine" (1943)
- "Statistics for foresters" (1943)[10]
- Textbook of wood technology (1949, with Harry Philip Brown and Alexis J. Panshin)[11]
- "The Physical Properties of Wood" (1950)[12]
Personal life and legacy
Forsaith married Grace M. Dolber in 1915. He died on August 15, 1982, age 93, in his home on Chester Turnpike. He donated his journal and other personal possessions to the Town of Auburn. They are now kept in the Griffin Free Public Library. His home on the Chester Turnpike was demolished because of mold in June 2012.
References
- ^ "Large Dartmouth Class; Academic Degrees Given 208 Seniors". Boston Evening Transcript. June 25, 1913. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ History of Chester, New Hampshire, Including Auburn: A Supplement to the History of Old Chester, Published in 1869. Haverhill, Mass., Printed by Record publishing Company. 1926. p. 261.
- ^ "Asked to Organize School of Forestry". The Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1925. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. Forsaith, Teacher 32 Years, is Feted". Syracuse Herald-Journal. June 10, 1949. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grunwald, Michael (January 31, 1999). "Once a fixture, volunteer firefighters fading into past". Stamford Advocate. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl C. "A Report on Some Allocthonous Peat Deposits of Florida Part I: Topographical." Botanical Gazette 62, no. 1 (1916): 32-52.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl C. "A report on some allocthonous peat deposits of Florida Part II: Morphological." Botanical Gazette 63, no. 3 (1917): 190-208.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl C. "Pollen sterility in relation to the geographical distribution of some Onagraceae." Botanical Gazette 62, no. 6 (1916): 466-487.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl Cheswell. The technology of New York state timbers. University of Syracuse, 1926.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl Cheswell. The strength properties of small beams (match stick size) of southern yellow pine. New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse, 1933.
- ^ Brown, Harry Philip, Alexis John Panshin, and Carl Cheswell Forsaith. "Textbook of wood technology. Volume II. The physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of the commercial woods of the United States." (1952): xvii+-783.
- ^ Forsaith, Carl C. "The physical properties of wood." In Wood Chemistry, p. 75. New York: Reinhold Publ. Corp, 1950.