Siri von Reis
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis (February 10, 1931 – August 3, 2021)[1] was an American botanist, author, and poet of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry.[2][3] She was an authority on traditional medicine.[4] She was also an investigator at the New York Botanical Garden.
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Siri von Reis
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- Name
- Siri von Reis
- Birth Name
- Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis
- Born
- 10 February 1931
- Died
- 3 August 2021
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Occupation
- botanist, author, and poet
- Spouse
- Arthur Altschul (m. married 1963; div. divorced 1972)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- ethnobotany · botany · belletristic literature · poetry
- Languages
- English
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Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis (February 10, 1931 – August 3, 2021)[1] was an American botanist, author, and poet of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry.[2][3] She was an authority on traditional medicine.[4] She was also an investigator at the New York Botanical Garden.
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• Name — Siri von Reis • Birth Name — Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis • Born — 10 February 1931 • Died — 3 August 2021 • Education — University of Michigan • Occupation — botanist, author, and poet • Spouse — Arthur Altschul (m. married 1963; div. divorced 1972) • Children — 3, including Serena Altschul
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Siri von Reis was the daughter of Bror Gustav von Reis (1903–1975), the president of Detroit Broach and Machine Company of Rochester, Michigan, and Donna Tavastila von Reis (1908–1994).[5] She received a bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Michigan in 1953. After breaking off an engagement to the electronics executive Arthur G. B. Metcalf in 1959, she married the banker Arthur Goodhart Altschul, a Goldman Sachs Group partner and member of the Lehman banking family.[6] They had three children together, Arthur Jr. (born 1964), Emily Helen (born 1966), and broadcast journalist Serena Altschul (born 1970), before their divorce in 1972.
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1931
Siri von Reis born at Bloomfield Hills.
2021
Siri von Reis died at New York City.
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- <i>Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline.</i>Richard Evans Schultes, Siri von Reis, The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1996
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1996
- A Subject in Search of a Definition Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline Richard Evans Schultes Siri von Reis, BioScience, 1996
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1996
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- 1.FamSAC
- 2.Obituary
- 3.New York Observer: "The Hard Sell" By Gabriel Sherman February 2, 2004
- 4.Myers, Norman. Shamanism without Sham. The Guardian. 13. May 16, 1985.
- 5.Heiress Skips Out on Wedding. St. Joseph News-Press. 2. September 13, 1959.
- 6.New York Times: "Arthur G. Altschul, 81, Banker, Art Collector and Philanthropist" By ERIC PACE March 20, 2002
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Schultes, R.E.; Altschul, S. 2005: Ethnobotany: The Evolution of a Discipline
- Reis, Siri von 2001: The Love-Suicides at Sonezaki and other Poems
- Altschul, S.; Lipp, F.J.Jr. 1982: New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium
- Altschul, S. 1977: Exploring the Herbarium.
- Altschul, S. 1975. Drugs & Foods From Little-Known Plants - Notes in Harvard University Herbaria
- Altschul, S. 1972: The Genus Anadenanthera in Amerindian Cultures
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<i>Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline.</i>Richard Evans Schultes, Siri von Reis, The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1996Crossref registry
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A Subject in Search of a Definition Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline Richard Evans Schultes Siri von Reis, BioScience, 1996Crossref registry
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The authorities additionally record the headings Altschul and Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis. Her recorded language was English. She married Arthur Altschul. One child is recorded: Serena Altschul. Holdings and surviving copies.
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