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Frederick E. Olmsted

Not to be confused with Frederick Law Olmsted.

Frederick E. Olmsted
Born
Frederick Erskine Olmsted

(1872-11-08)November 8, 1872
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1925(1925-02-19) (aged 52)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Resting placeCedar Hill Cemetery
Other namesFritz Olmsted
EducationYale University
Biltmore Forest School
Harvard University
University of Munich
Occupationforester
Employer(s)United States Forest Service
Fisher, Bryant, and Olmsted
Diamond Match Company
Known forNational Forests, one of the founders of American forestry
Board member ofSociety of American Foresters
ChildrenFrederick Olmsted Jr.

Frederick Erskine Olmsted, also known as Fritz Olmsted, (November 8, 1872 – February 19, 1925) was an American forester and one of the founders of American forestry.[1][2] Through his work with the United States Forest Service, Olmsted helped establish the national forest system in the United States and helped train the next generation of Forest Service agents and college professors.[2][3][4]: 85  He was instrumental in the creation of at least twenty national forests in California and Alaska including the Muir Woods National Monument and Tongass National Forest.[5][6][4]: 88  He also wrote the Use of National Forest Resources (1905, 1907), a foundational Forest Service manual that laid the groundwork for the nation's enduring forest management system, elements of which remain in use today.[2][7]

After leaving the Forest Service, Olmsted taught at Harvard University.[8] He also worked as a consulting forester with practices in Boston and California.[2] His most important consultations resulted in fire management plans for the Canadian railways and for Mount Tamalpais in California.[9][1][2] Olmsted was a founder and president of the Society of American Foresters.[10]

Fritz Olmsted was the nephew of Frederick Law Olmsted, the influential landscape designer, and first cousin to landscape designers Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted.[11][10][12] He initially trained in forestry at the Biltmore Forest School, an educational outgrowth of his uncle's suggestions for Biltmore Estate. His son, Frederick Olmsted Jr. is noted as an artist with the Federal Art Project and the Public Works of Art Project.[13]

  1. ^ a b Du Bois, Coert (April 1925). "Frederick Erskine Olmsted". American Forests. 31 (375): 234 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e Pinchot, Gifford; Sherman, E.A.; Bryant, Ralph (1925). "Notes: Frederick Erskine Olmsted". Journal of Forestry: 701 – via Google Books.
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  8. ^ "Harvard University". Boston Evening Transcript. February 15, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Forested Engaged to Protect Mt. Tamalpais". The San Francisco Call. August 24, 1913. p. 33. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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  13. ^ "Frederick Olmsted – Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

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