Gunnar Berg (Scouting)
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Gunnar H. Berg (Oslo 1897-Dover, New Jersey August 28, 1987) was a national director of the Boy Scouts of America, and was associated with Scouting for 42 years, retiring in 1962. He was the founder of the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation, a professional training center in Mendham, New Jersey.
Berg was born in Oslo and came to the United States at age 13. He was a graduate of Columbia University, and received a doctorate in education in 1946.
Berg lived in Lake Telemark, New Jersey and died at Dover General Hospital, Dover, New Jersey.
