Richard Fiske Named Director of NMNH

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Summary

Dr. Richard S. Fiske, paleontologist with the United States Geological Survey, is appointed director of the National Museum of Natural History. He succeeds Porter M. Kier and serves until 1985, when he returns to research.

Subject

  • Fiske, Richard S
  • Kier, Porter M
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1980. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981, p. 105, 351.

Contact information

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

Date

January, 1980

Topic

  • Appointments
  • Paleontologists
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Museums
  • Museum directors
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

Washington (D.C.)

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