Poole Dies in Automobile Accident in Africa

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Summary

Robert K. Poole, founder (1970), and director (1972-1975) of the Smithsonian-Peace Corps Environmental Program is killed in an automobile accident in Nairobi, Kenya. At the time of his death, Poole was director of African operations for the African Wildlife Leadership Foundation.

Subject

  • Poole, Robert K
  • Smithsonian Institution-Peace Corps Environmental Program (SI-PCEP)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 6/1978, p. 7

Contact information

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

Date

May, 1978

Topic

Deaths

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