Forester (1907-1988).
George Henry Hepting (September 1, 1907 – April 29, 1988) was an American forest scientist and plant pathologist. Hepting was Chief Plant Pathologist at Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of US Forest Service and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been called a "pioneer leader in forest pathology". Hepting was educated at Cornell University with an undergraduate degree in 1929 and a Ph.D. in 1933. He spent much of his career at the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the US Forest Service, which he joined in 1931 as a Field Assistant. He served as Chief of the Divi