Cristián Samper

ID: SIA2010-0614

Creator: Steiner, John

Form/Genre: Person, candid

Date: May 2005

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-291, Folder: TORCH January-May 2005

Close
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
Download IIIF Manifest Request permissions Download image Print

Narrow Your Results

Reset

Refine Your Results

Filter Your Results

Smithsonian Secretaries Information

Close Browse records and papers of the Smithsonian Secretaries, from 1846 until today. Pre-set filters help narrow searches by individuals who have held that office.

Expeditions Information

Close Browse records and papers documenting scientific and collecting expeditions either affiliated with the Smithsonian, or with which Smithsonian researchers participated. Pre-set filters help narrow searches by geographic regions predominantly represented in expedition records.

Professional Societies Information

Close Browse records of professional societies closely associated with the Smithsonian, that focus on areas of scientific research and museum studies. Pre-set filters help narrow searches by major topics and disciplines.
 

Summary

  • Appointed director in 2003, Cristián Samper, biologist, is in his office at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). In 2007 he was appointed Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution while a search was underway to find a new secretary of the Smithsonian. He returned to the directorship of the NMNH in 2008.
  • Samper previously served as deputy director and staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.

Subject

  • Samper, Cristián
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Born Digitial Images

Notes

Original Image is a Born Digital from Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-291, Folder: TORCH January-May 2005. The original negative is Samper.tif.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-291, Folder: TORCH January-May 2005

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 2005

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Museums
  • Acting Secretaries
  • Museum directors
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Person, candid
  • Digital Image

ID Number

SIA2010-0614

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 6.49w x 9.65h; Type of Image: Person; Medium: Digital Image

Full Record

View Full Record