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Sidney Dillon Ripley

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American ornithologist and 8th Secretary of the Smithsonian (1913-2001)

United StatesScientistsLived 1913 to 2001 · aged 87
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Sidney Dillon Ripley II was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion.

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Awards 4

1976Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
1952Guggenheim Fellowship
Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎

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Sidney Dillon Ripley II was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985.

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2001 · aged 87
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