Gunnar H. Berg was a national director of the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

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Biography

Berg was born in Oslo and came to the United States

United States

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 at age 13. He was a graduate of Columbia University

Columbia University

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, and received a doctorate in education in 1946. Berg was associated with Scouting

Scouting

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 for 42 years, retiring in 1962. He was the founder of the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation

Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation

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, a professional training center in Mendham, New Jersey

Mendham, New Jersey

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. Berg lived in Lake Telemark, New Jersey

Lake Telemark, New Jersey

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,202 people, 414 households, and 344 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 209.1/km2 . There were 425 housing units at an average density of 73.9/km2...

 and died at Dover General Hospital, Dover, New Jersey

Dover, New Jersey

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External links and references

• New York Times August 29, 1987