Background
WIRT, Ceorge Herman was born on November 28, 1880 in McVeytown, Mifflin Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob Rupp and Sarah Elizabeth (Reifsnyder) Wirt.
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Ceorge Herman WIRT
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Juniata College, Huntington, Pennsylvania, B.E., 1898, Bachelor of Arts, 1900. Biltmore Forest School, Biltmore, North Carolina, 1901, B.F. University of Chicago.
University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Dec.), Bertha Belle Sellers, February 2, 1912, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Began first State forest tree nursery in Pennsylvania. Made first successful forest tree plantation on State Forest. First Director, State Forest Academy, in addition to retaining supervision of the State Forest Reserve and forest tree nursery.
Chief Forester, Pennsylvania, 1908. Transferred from Mont Alto to Harrisburg, appointed State Forest Inspector, 1910. Appointed, Chief Forest Fire Warden and as such Chief, Bureau. of Forest Protection, 1915.
Chief, Bureau. of Protection and as such Chief Forest Fire Warden under reorganized Department, since 1920. Ranking officer in charge of Department in absence of Secretary, 1927.
Membership
Member: (Senior) Society of American Foresters (chmn. Allegheny Section); American and Canadian Forestry Associations. Pennsylvania Forestry Association (member of council).
Club: Pennsylvania.
Connections
Spouse Anna M. Avery, 1907, Mont Alto, Pennsylvania.
