Background
Koch, Elers was born on December 12, 1880 in Bozeman, Montana, United States. Son of Peter and Laurentze Maria Koch.
Koch, Elers was born on December 12, 1880 in Bozeman, Montana, United States. Son of Peter and Laurentze Maria Koch.
Bachelor of Science, Montana State College, Bozeman, 1901. Master of Forestry, Yale, 1903.
Field assistant United States Forest Service, 1903-1904, inspector, 1905-1906, forest supervisor, 1907-1918, fire chief, 1919-1920, assistant regional forester, 1921-1941, chief division of timber management, 1921-1943, retired 1943.
Fellow Society American Foresters.
Married Gerda Heiberg-Jürgensen, December 26, 1906. Children: Stanley, Thomas Paul, Peter.