Background
Fernow, Bernhard Eduard was born on January 7, 1851 in Inowraclaw, Posen, Prussia. Son of Eduard and Clara (Nordmann) Fernow.
Fernow, Bernhard Eduard was born on January 7, 1851 in Inowraclaw, Posen, Prussia. Son of Eduard and Clara (Nordmann) Fernow.
Educated at gymnasium, Bromberg, Forest Academy, Muenden, and University of Königsberg. (Doctor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1897, Queen's University of Canada, 1902, University of Toronto, 1919).
Came to the United States, 1876. Engaged in metallurgical business. Chief division of forestry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1886-1898.
Director and dean New York State College of Forestry, Cornell Univercity, 1898-1903.
Professor forestry, State College of Pennsylvania, 1907. Dean faculty of forestry, University of Toronto, 1907-1919 (professor emeritus).
Editor Journal of Forestry. Author: The Care of Trees, 1911.
Edited Annual Reports and Bulletins, Division of Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1886-1898.
Member Canadian communications of Conservation.
Married Olivia Reynolds, 1879.