Virginia Eifert

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Virginia Louise Snyder Eifert (January 23, 1911 - June 16, 1966) 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.[1]

As a writer for periodicals, Eifert was published in Audubon Magazine, Nature, and Natural History. Her papers were donated to Western Illinois University.[2]

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  1. ^ "Virginia S. Eifert". illinoisauthors.org. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ John Hallwas. "Virginia Eifert:". johnhallwas.jimdofree.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024. She had an incredible sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature.