Charles Holmes Herty

December 4, 1867 - Jul 27, 1938

Charles Holmes Herty was a noted researcher and chemist. He also was University of Georgia’s first football coach. He invented a device that allowed young pines to mature and reseed while allowing extraction of turpentine or other products. In the 1930s, he proved that high-quality newsprint and other paper products could be made from Southern pine, thereby greatly aiding the economy of the South. It is for this achievement that most Georgians hold him in highest esteem.

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