F.X. Schumacher (March 14, 1892 – June 3, 1967) was a prominent forest biometrician. He served on the forestry faculty at The University of California before being called to work as chief of the section forest measurements, U.S. Forest Service.[2] His interest in statistics led him to an affiliation with R.A. Fisher, and Schumacher led early advances to adopt statistical methods in forest inventories and silvicultural research.[3] He joined the faculty of the Duke Graduate School of Forestry as one of its original seven faculty members.[4] He co-authored textbooks on forest mensuration and sampling with other notable forest biometricians Donald Bruce[5] and Roy A. Chapman.[6] He was the first to apply the equation form Y = ea+b/X, widely known as the Schumacher equation, to timber growth and yield modeling.[7]
Francis X. Schumacher | |
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 F.X. Schumacher | |
| Born | March 14, 1892 Dayton, Ohio |
| Died | June 3, 1967 (aged 75) Durham, North Carolina |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Introduction of statistical sampling and experimental design to American forestry. Growth & yield modeling[1] |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Barrington Moore Memorial Award in Biological Science, Society of American Foresters |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Forestry |
| Institutions | University of California, United States Forest Service, Duke University |
In 1957 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[8] Schumacher was named a Fellow, Society of American Foresters in 1959[9] and was awarded an honorary doctorate from North Carolina State University the same year.[10]
References
edit- ^ Schumacher, F.X. 1939. A new growth curve and its application to timber-yield studies. Journal of Forestry 37:819-820.
- ^ Science Vol. 72, No. 1865. (September 26, 1930), p. 315.
- ^ "Stage. A. 2001. Some giants of forest mensuration. John Bell & Associates Inventory & Cruising Newsletter". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ Science Vol. 87, No. 2253. (March 4, 1938), p. 208.
- ^ Bruce, D., and F.X. Schumacher. 1942. Forest Mensuration. McGraw-Hill. New York. 425p.
- ^ Schumacher, F.X. and R.A. Chapman. 1942. Sampling methods in forestry and range management. The Seeman printery. Durham, NC. 213p.
- ^ Thornley, J.H.M., and J. France. 2007. Mathematical models in agriculture : quantitative methods for the plant, animal and ecological sciences CABI Pub. Wallingford. 906p.
- ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
- ^ Science Vol. 130, No. 3389. (December 11, 1959), p. 1647.
- ^ NC State University, honorary degrees conferred. 1917-present. Retrieved 29 June 2016.