Tom H. Gill | |
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| Born | January 21, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 21, 1972 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Yale University |
| Known for | Tropical forestry research; Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; International Society of Tropical Foresters. |
| Awards | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Ordre_du_Merite_agricole_Chevalier_1999_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit, France (1947)&sq=&lang=&file=File:GER_Bundesverdienstkreuz_3_BVK_1Kl.svg){kind=small} Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1961)Schlich Memorial Award, Society of American Foresters (1954) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Forestry |
| Institutions | U.S. Forest Service; Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation |
Thomas Harvey Gill (January 21, 1891[1] – May 21, 1972[2]) was a leader in American forestry, adventurer, writer of popular fiction and editor of an academic journal.
- ^ Who's Who in the South and Southwest. Marquis Who's Who. 1952. p. 288.
- ^ "Society Affairs: Tom Gill Revealed as Anonymous Donor". Journal of Forestry. 70 (8): 520. August 1, 1972.