Robert Scott Troup
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Robert Scott Troup CMG
CIE
FRS (13 December 1874 – 1 October 1939) was a British
forestry
expert who spent much of his career in India
.
Troup was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School
and the University of Aberdeen
and then entered Cooper's Hill College, which trained engineers and forest conservators for Indian service. He joined the Imperial Forestry Service in 1897 and was posted to Burma as a Deputy Conservator of Forests.
In 1905, he was appointed Forest Economist at the new Imperial Forest Research Institute and College at Dehra Dun and in 1915 he was appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Forests. In 1917–1918 he also served as Controller of Timber Supplies with the Indian Munitions Board. He ended his Indian career as Inspector-General of Forests of Burma.
In 1920, Troup returned to the United Kingdom
to take up the Chair of Forestry at the University of Oxford
. He was elected a Fellow
of St John's College, Oxford
. From 1924 to 1935 he also served as Director of the Imperial Forestry Institute. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1926.
Troup's three-volume work The Silviculture of Indian Trees was published in 1921. He also wrote Indian Forest Utilisation, Pinus Longifolia, Silvicultural Systems, A Manual of Forest Mensuration, Forestry and State Control and Exotic Forest Trees in the British Empire (1932).
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1920 New Year Honours and Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1934.
Order of St Michael and St George
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CIE
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
FRS (13 December 1874 – 1 October 1939) was a British
United Kingdom
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forestry
Forestry
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expert who spent much of his career in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Troup was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School
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and the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
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and then entered Cooper's Hill College, which trained engineers and forest conservators for Indian service. He joined the Imperial Forestry Service in 1897 and was posted to Burma as a Deputy Conservator of Forests.
In 1905, he was appointed Forest Economist at the new Imperial Forest Research Institute and College at Dehra Dun and in 1915 he was appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Forests. In 1917–1918 he also served as Controller of Timber Supplies with the Indian Munitions Board. He ended his Indian career as Inspector-General of Forests of Burma.
In 1920, Troup returned to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to take up the Chair of Forestry at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was elected a Fellow
Fellow
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of St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
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. From 1924 to 1935 he also served as Director of the Imperial Forestry Institute. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1926.
Troup's three-volume work The Silviculture of Indian Trees was published in 1921. He also wrote Indian Forest Utilisation, Pinus Longifolia, Silvicultural Systems, A Manual of Forest Mensuration, Forestry and State Control and Exotic Forest Trees in the British Empire (1932).
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1920 New Year Honours and Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1934.