Background
Brown, Nelson Courtlandt was born on March 1, 1885 in S. Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ashbel Greene and Lucinda Ann (Van Duyne) Brown.
Brown, Nelson Courtlandt was born on March 1, 1885 in S. Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ashbel Greene and Lucinda Ann (Van Duyne) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1906, M.F., 1908. Forest Engineer (honorary) from Biltmore, 1952.
With United States Forest Service, in Montana, Washington, Florida, and Alabama, 1908-1911. Professor forest utilization, New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse, New York, 1912-1917. Member United States Trade Commission in Europe, 1917-1918.
Civilian engineer with American Expeditionary Forces, in France and Spain, 1918. Appointed special adviser to Czecho-Slovak Republic on management of crown forests, December 1919. Partner, manager American Woods Export Association, New York, 1919-1922.
Professor in charge forest utilization, New York State College Forestry, since 1921, acting dean, 1928-1930, retired 1951 as professor emeritus. Now forestry consultant.
Author: Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use, 1919. The Lumber Market in Italy and Reconstruction Requirements, 1919. The Lumber Market in Spain and Portugal, 1920.American Lumber Industry, 1923. Logging—Principles and Practices, 1934. General Forestry, 1935.Logging—Transportation, 1935. Timber Products and Industries, 1937. Lumber Manufacture, 1947.Logging, 1949
Forest Products, 1950. Co-author: Elements of Forestry (with F. F. Moon), 1914. Contributor many miscellaneous professional, scientific and popular articles on forestry, lumber and forest products.
Member of New York State Reforestation Commission. Member Onondaga County Park Board Ex-president Syracuse Salvation Army Board. Member Society American Foresters, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Wood Preservers’ Association, American Forestry Association, Association Yale Class Sections, Sigma Xi, Delta Theta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, S.A.R. (ex-president Syracuse chapter).
Clubs: Yale (New York).
Married Alice Virginia Baker, August 23, 1911.