Background
Kaufert, Frank Henry was born on December 2, 1905 in Princeton, Minnesota, United States. Son of FRank and Mary Amelia (Kraft) Kaufert.
Kaufert, Frank Henry was born on December 2, 1905 in Princeton, Minnesota, United States. Son of FRank and Mary Amelia (Kraft) Kaufert.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1928; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1930; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1935; student, University Halle, Halle A. Saale, Germany, 1931.
Assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1936;
associate professor forestry, University of Minnesota, 1940-1942;
professor, director School Forestry, University of Minnesota, 1946-1970;
dean College Forestry, University of Minnesota, 1970-1974;
dean emeritus, University of Minnesota, 1974-1990;
research chemist, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1936-1940. Assistant administrator Cooperative State Research Svc., Department Agriculture, 1963-1964. Senior woodtechnologist United States Forest Svc.
Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, 1942-1945. Director forestry research project Society American Foresters, 1954.
President Keep Minnesota Green, 1951-1964. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Forest History Society (president 1956-1957, 63-65, 73-75), Society of America Foresters (council 1950, 53), American Wood Preservers Association, Association State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (president 1957-1958), Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Pi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta.
Married Ione Elizabeth Mossman, October 28, 1938. 1 child, Joseph Mossman.