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Dr Frederica Marie “Freda” Detmers

Birth
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA
Death
4 Sep 1934 (aged 67)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated. Specifically: After cremation her ashes were scattered over the hills that she loved so dearly, (a high point on the Santa Monica Mts near Malibu C A) This was carried out by her nephew, Frederick E. Detmers. Add to Map
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Dr.Dr. Freda Detmers born in Dixon, Ill and her early education was in Manhattan, Kansas and Chicago, Ill. She received
her B.Sc. 22 June 1887 from Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio She also received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. 12 June 1912 from Ohio State University. She worked there as an assistant Professor for a number of years, then moved to Wooster , Ohio in 1918 to work for the Ohio Experiment Station as assistant Botanist. In 1927 she was made curator of the Herbarium at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles CA.

While hiking in the hills of Los Angeles at the age of 67 (spring of 1934) she fell some 75 feet down a cliff when the heel of one of her boots came off. She weighed about 78 pounds.
Dr.Dr. Freda Detmers born in Dixon, Ill and her early education was in Manhattan, Kansas and Chicago, Ill. She received
her B.Sc. 22 June 1887 from Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio She also received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. 12 June 1912 from Ohio State University. She worked there as an assistant Professor for a number of years, then moved to Wooster , Ohio in 1918 to work for the Ohio Experiment Station as assistant Botanist. In 1927 she was made curator of the Herbarium at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles CA.

While hiking in the hills of Los Angeles at the age of 67 (spring of 1934) she fell some 75 feet down a cliff when the heel of one of her boots came off. She weighed about 78 pounds.


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