Background
Knight, Fred Barrows was born on December 12, 1925 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Son of Stephen Cecil and Mildred Evelyn (Barrows) Knight.
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Fred Barrows Knight
Edit Profileeducator entomologist forester
Education
Bachelor of Science with distinction, U. Maine, 1949; Master in Forestry, Duke U., 1950; D in Forestry, Duke U., 1956.
Career
With, Bureau Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture, Asheville, North Carolina, 1950-1951; research entomologist, Forest Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1951-1960; associate professor to professor, department chairman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960-1972; professor forest resources, director, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, Orono, 1972-1982; Dwight B. Demeritt professor forest resources, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, 1972-1990; interim dean College Forest Resources, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, 1982-1983; associate dean, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, 1983-1988; acting dean, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, 1986-1988; dean, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, 1988-1990; dean, professor emeritus in forestry, School Forest Resources, U. Maine, since 1991. Director seven Islands Land Company, 1984-1997. Member State Board Licensing Professor Foresters, 1990-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1985, retired, 1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society American Forester (associate editor, past section officer). Member Entomological Society American, American Forestry Association, Society Les Voyageurs, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi (president U. Maine chapter 1991-1993), Alpha Zeta, Xi Sigma Pi.
Connections
Married Jane Wooster, December 18, 1945. Children: Mary Jane Knight Cushman, Susan L. Knight Hughes, James Wooster.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Congregationalist