Siri von Reis

Siri von Reis
Siri von Reis in 2011 at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan
Born
Siri Sylvia Patricia von Reis

(1931-02-10)February 10, 1931
DiedAugust 3, 2021(2021-08-03) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)botanist, author, and poet
Spouse(s)Arthur Altschul
(m. 1963; div. 1972)
Children3, 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.

  1. ^ FamSAC
  2. ^ Obituary
  3. ^ New York Observer: "The Hard Sell" By Gabriel Sherman February 2, 2004
  4. ^ Myers, Norman (May 16, 1985). "Shamanism without Sham". The Guardian. London. p. 13. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Altschul.