Frank G. Ashbrook
Frank G. (Getz) Ashbrook ( October 2, 1892 , † September 15, 1966 ) was an American mammal researcher and specialist author. He was considered one of the best experts not only on American but also on international fur animal research.
General
When fur prices began to rise in the late 1890s and early 20th centuries and the natural population threatened to run out, the US Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Biological Survey took an interest in the production of fur animals . In 1911 it was suggested that the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington DC conduct experiments on mink breeding , and that experimental stations and research projects be initiated. In 1938 cooperative research projects were started and investigations into the hair structure of fur animals were initiated. From 1946 to 1947, duties related to the breeding, production and marketing of domestically bred fur animals were assigned to the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Department of Agriculture.
Scientific career
Frank G. Ashbrook holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture . In 1914 he was appointed Junior Animal Husbandman (about: Junior Farmer) in the US Department of Agriculture. In 1923 Ashbrook became responsible for the Saratoga Springs fur animal testing station and in 1924 for the reorganized fur resources department. He became known among fur breeders for his 1928 work "Fur Farming for Profit".
In 1930, Ashbrook was appointed Commissioner General by Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson to represent the United States at the World Fur Congress at the International Fur Exhibition in Leipzig and to head the American Exhibition Commission. A film about silver fox breeding that Ashbrook had made at the Biological Institute of the American Department of Agriculture was shown at the congress . He stayed for several months in what was then the world fur trade center, the Leipziger Brühl . Philipp Manes , a co-organizer of the Fur Congress who was murdered by the National Socialists, remembered Ashbrook as “a younger, fixed, lively man who was there everywhere, who quickly overcame any foreignness with his humor and learned a lot from the American tobacco trade in the intended measures of the government told who was particularly interested in the resolutions of the congress. America would be forced to pass protection laws in order to preserve its livestock, and the negotiations here should lay the groundwork for this. "
In 1942, Ashbrook advised the War Department on the use of fur during the war. He joined the Ministry of the Interior following the enactment of the Reorganization Act of 1939, a federal law , and became a civilian for Wildfur Animal Investigations, Department of Wildlife Research, Fish and Wildlife Service in 1949. After the Second World War he wrote several cookbooks on the subject of cooking meat and fish, especially venison . In 1953 he was the first to be voted “Fur Man of the Year” outside of the fur industry. He stayed with the Fish and Wildlife Service , a successor to Biological Survey , until the end of his career .
On February 28, 1957, Ashbrook retired after serving 42 years.
Private
Frank G. Ashbrook, born in Philadelphia, resided in Montgomery County (Maryland) in 1940 , was married to Carolyn McKinley Ashbrook.
Works (selection)
- Castration of young pigs . US Department of Agriculture, 1916
- Swine management . With George McCullough Rommel, US Government Printing Office, 1922
- Trade Routes of the Fur Industry . With David C. Mills, 1924
- Blue Fox Farming in Alaska . US Department of Agriculture, 1925
- A Preliminary Study of Statistical Data on Fur Resources and the Fur Trade . With Horace J. McMullen, 1925
- Mink raising . United States Department of Agriculture, 1927
- For farmers for profit . Macmillan publisher, first published in 1928
- The Normal Breeding Season and Gestation Period of Martens . US Department of Agriculture, 1930
- Furry Friends . United States Department of Agriculture, 1930s
- The Red Book of Birds . Whitman Publishing Company, 1931
- Marking Wild Animals For Identification . 1936
- Cooking Wild Game: Meat from Forest, Field and Stream and How to Prepare It for the Table, 432 Recipes . With Edna N. Sater, Orange Judd Publishing Company, 1945
- How To Raise Rabbits for Food and Fur . Orange Judd Publishing Co., 1946
- Raising Small Animals for Pleasure and Profit . D. van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1951
- Furs, Glamorous and Practical . D. van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1954 ( → Table of Contents )
- Butchering, Processing and Preservation of Meat (cookbook). Van Nostrand publishing house 1955, ISBN 978-94-011-7898-3
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Without indication of the author: Frank G. Ashbrook, Washington . In: Das Pelzgewerbe No. 2, 1957, Hermelin-Verlag Dr. Paul Schöps, Berlin, Leipzig, p. 90.
- ^ A b c Smithonian Institution Archives. Record Unit 7143, Ashbrook, F. G, (Frank Getz), 1892-, FG (Frank Getz) Ashbrook Papers, circa 1915–1965 . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Philipp Manes : The German fur industry and its associations 1900-1940, attempt at a story . Berlin 1941 Volume 3. Copy of the original manuscript, p. 87 ( → table of contents )
- ^ Philipp Manes : The German fur industry and its associations 1900-1940, attempt at a story . Berlin 1941 Volume 4. Copy of the original manuscript, p. 363 ( → table of contents ).
- ^ A b Frank G. Ashbrook: Furs - Glamorous and Practical . D. van Nostrand Company, Toronto, New York, London, 1954, blurb and foreword.
- ^ Www.ancestry.com: Frank G Ashbrook in the 1940 Census . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ashbrook, Frank G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ashbrook, Frank Getz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mammal researcher and specialist author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1966 |