As per our current Database, Raymond L. Ditmars has been died on 12 May, 1942 at New York City, New York, USA.
When Raymond L. Ditmars die, Raymond L. Ditmars was 66 years old.
| Popular As | Raymond L. Ditmars |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 20, 1876 (Newark, New Jersey, USA) |
| Birthday | June 20 |
| Town/City | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Raymond L. Ditmars’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Raymond L. Ditmars was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
American naturalist Raymond Lee Ditmars was born in Newark, NJ, in 1876 (his father, a Confederate veteran, gave him the middle name of "Lee" in honor of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee). He graduated from the Barnard Military School in 1891.
Soon after graduation he secured a job with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, mounting and labeling insect specimens. He stayed there five years before accepting a job as a reporter for the "New York Times".
As he was interviewing the director of the newly established New York Zoological Park, the director noted Ditmars' intense interest in animals and suggested that he would be much happier working at the Zoological Park than as a "Times" reporter, a suggestion that Ditmars accepted.
He was initially appointed curator of reptiles, then promoted to director of the department of mammals. When the park's director passed away, Ditmars was given that job. He traveled to all parts of the world, writing books on and making movies of various animals in their native habitats.
He served in the Zoological Park until his death in 1942.
