Siri von Reis
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Born
February 10, 1931
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis
February 10, 1931
DiedAugust 3, 2021 (aged 90)
AlmamaterUniversity of Michigan
Occupationsbotanist, author, and poet
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) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupations | 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.
