Siri von Reis | |
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 Siri von Reis in 2011 at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan | |
| Born | Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis February 10, 1931 |
| Died | August 3, 2021 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, author, and poet |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Altschul (m. 1963; div. 1972) |
| Children | 3, including Serena Altschul |
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis (February 10, 1931 – August 3, 2021)[1][2] was an American botanist, author, and poet of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry.[3] She was an authority on traditional medicine.[4] She was also an investigator at the New York Botanical Garden.
Personal life[edit]
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).[6] She received a bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Michigan in 1953.[6] After breaking off an engagement to the electronics executive Arthur G. B. Metcalf in 1959,[6] she married the Jewish American banker Arthur Goodhart Altschul, a Goldman Sachs Group partner and member of the Lehman banking family.[7] 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.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ FamSAC
- ^ Obituary
- ^ New York Observer: "The Hard Sell" By Gabriel Sherman February 2, 2004
- ^ Myers, Norman (May 16, 1985). "Shamanism without Sham". The Guardian. London. p. 13. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Altschul.
- ^ a b c "Heiress Skips Out on Wedding". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, MO. September 13, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b New York Times: "Arthur G. Altschul, 81, Banker, Art Collector and Philanthropist" By ERIC PACE March 20, 2002
Bibliography[edit]
- 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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