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American botanist, author and poet (1931–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 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]
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