ch ot ▁had ▁one ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Am os , ▁and ▁one ▁younger ▁sister , ▁Anto in ette , ▁who ▁later ▁married ▁British ▁diplom at ▁Alan ▁John stone . ▁ ▁Pin ch ot ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁home ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy . ▁James ▁made ▁conservation ▁a ▁family ▁affair ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁G iff ord ▁should ▁become ▁a ▁for ester , ▁asking ▁him ▁just ▁before ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁" How ▁would ▁you ▁like ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁for ester ?" ▁At ▁Y ale , ▁Pin ch ot ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sk ull ▁and ▁B ones ▁society , ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁under ▁coach ▁Walter ▁Camp , ▁and ▁volunte ered ▁with ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁With ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁Pin ch ot ▁continued ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁nas cent ▁field ▁of ▁forest ry ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Europe , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁leading ▁European ▁forest ers ▁such ▁as ▁Diet rich ▁Brand is ▁and ▁Wilhelm ▁Philipp ▁Daniel ▁Sch lich , ▁who ▁suggested ▁that ▁Pin ch ot ▁study ▁the ▁French ▁forest ry ▁system . ▁Brand is ▁and ▁Sch lich ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁Pin ch ot , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁rely ▁heavily ▁upon ▁Brand is ' ▁advice ▁in ▁introdu cing ▁professional ▁forest ▁management ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Pin ch ot ▁studied