His father's brother was the first Sidney Dillon Ripley (1863 - 1905).
great grandson of Sidney Dillon, builder and president of Union Pacific Railway
S. Dillon Ripley II 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, the highest civilian award in the United States. The Smithsonian's underground complex on the National Mall, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, is named in his honor. The Ripley years are often referred to as “the golden years of the Smithsonian”.
1936 graduate of Yale University. Expert in Indian birds. Helped guide and expand the world conservation movement. Best known for publications "Synopsis of the Birds of India and Pakistan (1961), "Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan" (1968-1974). Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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great grandson of Sidney Dillon, builder and president of Union Pacific Railway
S. Dillon Ripley II 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, the highest civilian award in the United States. The Smithsonian's underground complex on the National Mall, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, is named in his honor. The Ripley years are often referred to as “the golden years of the Smithsonian”.
1936 graduate of Yale University. Expert in Indian birds. Helped guide and expand the world conservation movement. Best known for publications "Synopsis of the Birds of India and Pakistan (1961), "Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan" (1968-1974). Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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His father's brother was the first Sidney Dillon Ripley (1863 - 1905).
great grandson of Sidney Dillon, builder and president of Union Pacific Railway
S. Dillon Ripley II 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, the highest civilian award in the United States. The Smithsonian's underground complex on the National Mall, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, is named in his honor. The Ripley years are often referred to as “the golden years of the Smithsonian”.
1936 graduate of Yale University. Expert in Indian birds. Helped guide and expand the world conservation movement. Best known for publications "Synopsis of the Birds of India and Pakistan (1961), "Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan" (1968-1974). Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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great grandson of Sidney Dillon, builder and president of Union Pacific Railway
S. Dillon Ripley II 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, the highest civilian award in the United States. The Smithsonian's underground complex on the National Mall, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, is named in his honor. The Ripley years are often referred to as “the golden years of the Smithsonian”.
1936 graduate of Yale University. Expert in Indian birds. Helped guide and expand the world conservation movement. Best known for publications "Synopsis of the Birds of India and Pakistan (1961), "Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan" (1968-1974). Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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