Stephen Hopkins Spurr (February 14, 1918 – June 20, 1990)[1] was an American professor and ecologist.
Spurr was born in Washington, D.C.,[1] and earned his bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Florida in 1938.
[2][3] He became a professor at the University of Michigan in 1952 and was named the dean of the School of Natural Resources there in 1962.
[4] He was also the founding editor of the journal Forest Science and a co-founder of the Organization for Tropical Studies.
[6][7] He remained at the University of Texas as a professor of botany and public affairs until retiring in 1983, and he received the Gifford Pinchot Medal from the Society of American Foresters in 1985.