Rosa Smith Eigenmann

American ichthyologist (1858-1947).

Born October 7th, 1858 in Monmouth. [ref]

Died January 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in San Diego. [ref]

Occupations
botanical collector, curator, ichthyologist, librarian, reporter, scientific collector
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde