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Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
March 20, 1996
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Reference File, "The Torch," May 1996, p. 1.
Summary:
Robert W. Fri is appointed director of the National Museum of Natural History. He assumes his new duties on May 1. He serves until 2001 and is succeeded by Cristián Samper.