Richard M. Brett

Infobox Person
name = Richard M. Brett


caption =
birth_date = 1903
birth_place = Darien, CT
death_date = 1989
death_place = Hartford, CT
spouse = First wife, the former Elizabeth Baldwin, died in 1984
Second wife, the former Helen Shaw
father =George Platt Brett, Sr.
children = Clare and Betsy
parents =
resting_place =
known_for = Conservationists and Author
occupation = Business
nationality = flagicon|USAAmerican
alma_mater = Taft School, Williams College, Yale School of Forestry

Richard M. Brett (1903–1989) was a conservationist and author. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DC113EF931A2575AC0A96F948260 Richard M. Brett, 86, Ex-Library Executive - New York Times ] ]

Biography

Early life

Brett, was born in Darien, Connecticut and spent most of his life in Woodstock, Vermont, and Fairfield, Connecticut. Brett was a graduate of the Taft School, Williams College, and the Yale School of Forestry.

Career

Brett served as treasurer (appointed 1926) [cite book
title= Macmillan A Publishing Tradition |first= Elizabeth |last= James |page= 180 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year= 2002 |isbn= 0-333-73517-X] and general manager of Macmillan Publishing. After serving in WWII, Brett was the business manager of the New York Public Library from 1947 until 1953.

Conservationist

After retirement in 1953, Brett moved to Vermont, where he set up a tree farm with habitats for wildlife at Hawk's Hill in East Barnard. He served as a trustee of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Brett later donated his Hawk's Hill tree farm to the New England Forestry Foundation. [http://www.newenglandforestry.org/newsletters/winte2003.pdf]

Military Service

Brett served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.

Bibliography

* Country Journal Woodlot Primer: The Right Way to Manage Your Woodland by Richard M. Brett (1983)

* Primer on Aging by Richard M. Brett (1988)

* An inquiry into flood plains by Richard M Brett (1973)

References

See also

* George Edward Brett
* George Platt Brett, Sr.
* George Platt Brett
* Macmillan