Virginia Eifert

American writer and naturalist

Virginia Louise Snider Eifert

Born	(1911-01-23)January 23, 1911 Springfield, Illinios
Died	June 16, 1966(1966-06-16) (aged 55) Springfield, Illinios
Occupation	writer
Website
virginiaeifert.com

Virginia Louise Snyder Eifert (January 23, 1911 - June 16, 1966)^[1] was a naturalist and popular historian based in the U.S. state of Illinois. From a staff base in the Illinois State Museum, she published 18 books. Her works included holistic natural histories of the Mississippi River, a biography of early river chronicler Louis Jolliet, and many other works,^[2] including a multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln written for children. Published in the 1950s, the first volume Three rivers south : the story of young Abe Lincoln was illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton.^[3]

As a writer for periodicals, Eifert was published in Audubon Magazine, Nature, and Natural History. Her papers were donated to Western Illinois University.^[4]

References

^ Hallwas, John E. (2000). "Eifert, Virginia S." American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600499. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "Virginia S. Eifert". illinoisauthors.org. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Eifert, Virginia Louise Snider". The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ John Hallwas. "Virginia Eifert". johnhallwas.jimdofree.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024. She had an incredible sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature.