Ralph E. Brock
Ralph E. Brock | |
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Brock c. 1903 | |
| Born | Ralph Elwood Brock February 15, 1881 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1959 (aged 78) Lawnside, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chestnut Grove Cemetery, West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Forester |
| Known for | First African American trained forester in the United States |
Ralph Elwood Brock (February 15, 1881 – December 9, 1959) was an American forester and protégé of Joseph Trimble Rothrock. Graduating from the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in 1906, he worked as the Michaux State Forest nursery superintendent from 1906 to 1911. In 2003, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission commemorated him with a state historical marker at the Penn State Mont Alto campus. Brock was the first academically trained African American forester in the United States.