Harper, V. L. (Verne Lester), 1902-1997

Verne Lester Harper was born August 13, 1902 in Monroe, South Dakota. He moved to Florida in 1927 to take employment as a forestry research scientist with the U.S. Forest Service at Starke and Lake City (1927-1935).He served as Deputy Chief for Research with the U.S. Forest Service from 1951-1966. He became a professor of forestry with the University of Florida in 1966 and retired in 1972 with emeritus status. He died in 1997.

From the guide to the Verne Lester Harper Papers, 1936-1980, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)