Virginia Marie Peterson
Virginia Marie Peterson | |
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| Born | Virginia Marie Westervelt May 30, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | April 15, 2001 Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA |
| Resting place | Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| Occupation | research chemist, nature field guide author |
| Nationality | USA |
| Spouse | Roger Tory Peterson |
Virginia Marie Peterson was the wife of Roger Tory Peterson, founder of the popular Peterson Field Guide series.[1][2] They wed in 1976, both having been previously married, she once and him twice.[1] At the time of their marriage, Roger Tory Peterson was a well known naturalist, artist and the author of fourteen books including popular field guides to birds and many other taxonomic groups, including trees, flowering plants, ferns, mammals and insects.[1]
Virginia Peterson contributed the first species range maps[3][4] to the updated A Field Guide to the Birds[5]. The first guide in the popular Peterson Field Guide series was published in 1934.[5][6][7] The introduction of the range maps was reflected in the copyright of this and other updated field guides in the series with her range maps, being expanded to include Virginia Peterson.[8]
- ^ a b c "Miss Westervelt Wed to Naturalist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Obituaries (2001-04-19). "PETERSON, VIRGINIA MARIE". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Range maps - Birds of the World". birdsoftheworld.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b Blakely, Julia (December 4, 2018). "Spotting a First Edition of Peterson's A Field Guide to the Birds". Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Howard, Lee. "New book on Roger Tory Peterson explores personal side". www.theday.com. The Day Publishing Company, New London, Connecticut, USA. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Weservelt, Linda Marie (2020). Where Bluebirds Fly: Inside the World of Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson. Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp (published November 29, 2020). ISBN 9798693721470.
- ^ Peterson, Roger Tory (2002). Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America. HarperCollins: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780547345857.
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