Individual Details

Francis Raymond Fosberg

(20 May 1908 - 25 Sep 1993)

Had his ashes scattered over Shenandoah National Park, in Front Royal, V a .

Events

Birth20 May 1908Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Residence1910Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Residence1920Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States
OccupationBet 1929 and 1993Botanist
Residence1935Hawaii, United States
Marriage26 Jun 1936Kaneohe, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - Violet Mildred Oliveira
Residence1 Apr 1940Arlington, Virginia, United States
Occupation1966 - 1993Worked for the Smithsonian Institution (head of Botany department) - Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Marriage13 Apr 1985Fairfax, Virginia, United States - Suzanne Ripley
Residence1989Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Residence1992Reston, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Death25 Sep 1993Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Cremation27 Sep 1993Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Families

SpouseViolet Mildred Oliveira (1911 - 1975)
ChildHelen Charlotte "Charlen" Fosberg (1941 - 2017)
ChildIlima Jane Fosberg (1946 - 2016)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseSuzanne Ripley (1936 - 2008)
FatherAxel Peter Fosberg (1879 - 1966)
MotherHelena Rosa Wirtner (1880 - 1955)
SiblingMarion Lawrence Fosberg (1910 - 1998)
SiblingHarold Albert Fosberg (1912 - 1976)
SiblingKenneth Phillip Fosberg (1914 - 1993)
SiblingEva Ruth Fosberg (1919 - 1974)
SiblingMaynard Axel Fosberg (1919 - 2020)

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