25 Facts About Charles Herty

Charles Herty was instrumental in the creation of the National Institutes of Health.

Charles Herty continued his studies at Johns Hopkins University where he earned his Ph.

The "Charles Herty system" required less forestry expertise and labor, both necessities to ensure the method's financial success in the United States.

The initial Charles Herty system utilized two v-shaped galvanized iron gutters to collect the resin.

Charles Herty's method yielded more resin that was higher in quality.

Charles Herty subsequently moved from an iron gutter to a ceramic one, and his involvement with the Chattanooga Pottery Company in the production of the ceramic gutters eventually led to the creation of the Charles Herty Turpentine Cup Company in 1909.

In November 1901, Charles Herty resigned from UGA due to a dispute with the chair of the department.

In 1908, Charles Herty was appointed the dean of UNC's School of Applied Sciences and served in that position until 1911.

Charles Herty was a member of the county commission and president of the local school board from 1910 until 1916.

Charles Herty moved to New York City to begin his editorial duties.

Charles Herty remained editor of the IJEC through the latter half of 1921.

In November 1926, Herty resigned from SOCMA to become an adviser to the Chemical Foundation where he would work alongside his long-time friend and collaborator, Francis P Garvan, the president of the Foundation from 1919 to 1937.

An example of Charles Herty's efforts occurred in 1928, when Charles Herty worked on behalf of his alma mater, UGA, to fund a research professorship and laboratory equipment for Professor Alfred Scott to study the turpentine-derivative resene.

In 1926, Charles Herty began a professional relationship with US Senator Joseph Ransdell based on their mutual interest in public health issues and protectionism.

Charles Herty was instrumental in assisting the Senator in the four-year struggle to gain the 1930 passage of the Ransdell Act which created the National Institute of Health from the existing Hygienic Laboratory within the United States Public Health Service.

In 1927, Charles Herty relinquished his full-time responsibilities at the Foundation to become a chemical consultant to universities, trade associations, municipal governments and private firms in the southern US He continued to work on several Foundation initiatives including the Ransdell bill for an annual retainer of US$5,000 through 1930.

Charles Herty formed the Savannah Paper and Pulp Laboratory in Savannah, Georgia.

Charles Herty was the first faculty director of athletics at UGA.

Charles Herty assumed the position of Instructor in Physical Culture in 1894 and was named Physical Director two years later.

Charles Herty led efforts to improve the athletic fields, establish the first campus gymnasium in the basement of Old College, create intramural and varsity baseball teams, and built tennis courts.

In 1890, Charles Herty began the UGA football program and coached the team for its inaugural season.

Charles Herty was directly involved in the creation of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, which held its first meeting in Atlanta on December 22,1894.

Charles Herty died on July 27,1938, in Savannah, Georgia, from complications due to a series of heart attacks in the months preceding his death.

Charles Herty's body was cremated in Macon, Georgia and his remains were interred in a private ceremony at Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville.

In 2000, Charles Herty was posthumously inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame.