Adamson, Joy b. January 20, 1910 d. January 3, 1980 Scientist, Author. Born Friederike Victoria Gessner, she was a naturalist and author of the "Born Free" book series, which detailed the raising of the lioness Elsa by her and her husband George Adamson. She was murdered while working in Kenya's Shaba Reserve by a disgruntled ex-employee. She was cremated, and her ashes were divided and placed in the graves of Elsa the Lioness, and Pippa the Cheetah at her former...[Read More] Joy Adamson Gravesite, Meru National Park, Eastern, Kenya
b. January 20, 1910 d. January 3, 1980