Robert Landsburg

Robert Landsburg
Born
Robert Emerson Landsburg

(1931-11-13)November 13, 1931
DiedMay 18, 1980(1980-05-18) (aged 48)
near Mount St. Helens, Washington, U.S. 46°12′46.3″N 122°16′03.3″W / 46.212861°N 122.267583°W / 46.212861; -122.267583
Cause of deathKilled by a pyroclastic flow caused by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
Resting placeSkyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationPhotographer
Known forPhotographing the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

Robert Emerson Landsburg (November 13, 1931 – May 18, 1980)[1] was an American photographer who died while photographing the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.[2]

  1. ^ "The dead and missing". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 27, 1980. p. V38. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Staff report (January 1981). Robert Landsburg's brave final shots. National Geographic