# Virginia Marie Peterson

> Virginia Marie Peterson was the wife of Roger Tory Peterson, founder of the popular Peterson Field Guide series, and contributor to many books in that series They wed in 1976, both having been previously married and divorced, she once and him twice. 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.

*Born:1925|died:2001|; Peterson, Virginia Marie, 1925-2001; Peterson, Virginia Marie*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/virginia-marie-peterson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** 1925-05-30
- **Died:** 2001
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Virginia Marie Peterson was the wife of Roger Tory Peterson, founder of the popular Peterson Field Guide series, and contributor to many books in that series They wed in 1976, both having been previously married and divorced, she once and him twice. 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.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 51.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 39.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Virginia Marie Peterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Marie_Peterson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59627210)

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