Ralph Corbin Hall

Background

Hall, Ralph Corbin was born on May 7, 1899 in Ellenville, New York, United States. Son of James Harvey and Anna (Newkirk) Hall.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, 1925. MF, Harvard University, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1931.

Career

Research forest entomologist Bureau Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Columbus, Ohio, 1931-1938, Berkeley, California, 1938-1953. With United States Forest Service, 1953-1964. Entomologist San Francisco, 1961-1964.

Vice president, director Natural Resources Management Corporation, Orinda, California, 1970-1974. Consultant forest entomology, since 1974. Consultant research grants National Science Foundation, since 1951.

Achievements

• Ralph Corbin Hall has been listed as a noteworthy forest entomologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national council Boy Scouts American, 1955-1966, member executive council Mount Diablo Council, 1947-1971. Board directors Wildernees Foundation, California Forestry Foundation, Forest Landowners California. Fellow Society of America Foresters (Golden Membership award 1978), American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Platform Association, Federation American Scientists, Explorers Club.

Member Association Consultant Foresters, Wildlife Society, Wilderness Society, American Forestry Association, Entomological Society of America, Sierra Club, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Sigma.

Connections

Married Dorothy Dane Colby, September 7, 1930 (deceased August 1981). Children: James Dane, Judith Gilmore Thomson, John Colby, Joanne Newkirk Parrish (deceased).

Father:

James Harvey Hall

Mother:

Anna (Newkirk) Hall

Spouse:

Dorothy Dane Colby

child:

John Colby Hall

child:

Joanne Newkirk Parrish Hall (deceased)

child:

Judith Gilmore Thomson Hall

child:

James Dane Hall