Floyd Schmoe
Encyclopedia
Floyd W. Schmoe was a Quaker, pacifist and author
living in the Seattle
, Washington area for most of his life.
based on his Quaker faith. He did not take part in World War II
. After World War II he went to Hiroshima, Japan and helped rebuild houses that were destroyed by the atomic bomb. He became a professor of forestry at the University of Washington
. He was the first park naturalist at Mt. Rainier National Park. He also traveled all over the world.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
living in the Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Washington area for most of his life.
Early life
Floyd Schmoe was a stretcher bearer during World War I. He did not fight because he was a pacifist and conscientious objectorConscientious objector
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....
based on his Quaker faith. He did not take part in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After World War II he went to Hiroshima, Japan and helped rebuild houses that were destroyed by the atomic bomb. He became a professor of forestry at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. He was the first park naturalist at Mt. Rainier National Park. He also traveled all over the world.
External links
- Floyd W. Schmoe HistoryLink.org, the online encyclopedia of Washington State History
- Dr. Floyd Schmoe Sadako.org
- Mount Rainier National Park (Nature Notes)