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Samuel J. (Samuel James) Record
1881–1945
A pioneering American botanist and wood scientist, he helped turn the study of timber into a serious field of research. His work at Yale and his books on tropical woods made him an important voice in forestry in the early twentieth century.
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The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing
by Samuel J. (Samuel James) Record
About the author
Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1881, Samuel James Record studied at Wabash College and then earned a Master of Forestry degree from Yale in 1905. After work with the U.S. Forest Service, he joined Yale's forestry faculty in 1910 and spent the rest of his career there.
Record became especially known for his work on wood anatomy and timber identification. He built Yale's wood collection into a major resource for research and wrote influential books including Timbers of Tropical America, Identification of the Timbers of Temperate North America, and Timbers of the New World.
Late in his career, he was appointed dean of the Yale School of Forestry. He died in 1945, but his research and teaching continued to shape forestry, botany, and the scientific study of wood.