Background
Fahnestock, George Reeder was born on June 25, 1914 in Cincinnati. Son of Leslie M. and Mary L. (Reeder) Fahnestock.
Fahnestock, George Reeder was born on June 25, 1914 in Cincinnati. Son of Leslie M. and Mary L. (Reeder) Fahnestock.
Bachelor of Arts Cincinnati, 1936. MF, Yale University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1977.
With United States Forest Service, Idaho, Montana, and New Jersey, 1938—1942. District forest ranger Gardiner and Kalispell, Montana, 1946—1951. Research forester Missoula, 1951—1957.
Research project leader Pineville, Louisiana, 1957—1965, Seattle, 1965—1971. Fire research coordinator Canada Forestry Service, Edmonton, 1973—1975. Special lecturer University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1976.
Affilitate professor University Washington, Seattle, since 1977. Consultant, since 1971. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO.
Member of Canada Institute Forestry, Society of America Foresters (officer), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jeanne Winter VanPelt, June 1, 1946. Children: John, Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Polly, Margaret, Alan.