Robert Orin Curtis

Background

Curtis, Robert Orin was born on October 27, 1927 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Walter Edson and Ruby (Whitehouse) Curtis.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Plant Science, Yale University, 1950; MF, Yale University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Silviculture and Biometrics, U. Washington, 1965.

Career

Research forester, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Svc., various locations, 1951-1962; mensurationist, Pacific N.W. Research Station, Portland, Oregon, 1965-1978; principal mensurationist, Pacific N.W. Research Station, Olympia, Washington, 1978-1996; emeritus scientist, Pacific N.W. Research Station, Olympia, Washington, since 1996. Affiliate professor College Forest Resources, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1988. Courtesy professor College of Forestry, Oregon State University.

Achievements

• Robert Orin Curtis has been listed as a noteworthy Research forester by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1946-1947. Member Society American Foresters.

Connections

Married Helen Locke Thompson, August 16, 1952. Children: Stephen, Anne, Ruth.

Father:

Walter Edson Curtis

Mother:

Ruby (Whitehouse) Curtis

Spouse:

Helen Locke Thompson

child:

Ruth Curtis

child:

Stephen Curtis

child:

Anne Curtis