June Culp Zeitner
June Culp Zeitner | |
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| Born | February 7, 1916 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 2009 (aged 93) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | Northern State University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Albert Zeitner |
June Culp Zeitner (February 7, 1916 – October 11, 2009) was an American non-fiction writer who authored a dozen books and over 1,000 articles about gemstones. She is the namesake of the June Culp Zeitner Emerald, the largest emerald found and cut in the United States.
Life
[edit]Zeitner was born on February 7, 1916, in Michigan as June Culp.[1][2] She graduated from Northern State University.[2][3]
Zeitner began her career as an English teacher in Mission, South Dakota, in 1937, and she lived in Rapid City, South Dakota, from 1986 to 2009.[1] Over the course of her career, she authored a dozen books and over 1,000 articles about gemstones. She was also an editor at Lapidary Journal for three decades.[4]
Zeitner married Albert Zeitner.[2] She died on October 11, 2009, in Rapid City, South Dakota, at age 93.[1] She is the namesake of the June Culp Zeitner Emerald, the largest emerald found and cut in the United States.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "June Culp Zeitner". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 14, 2009. p. 33. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Donnan Standard, Kristin (October 18, 2009). "Remembering the First Lady of Gems". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. p. 35. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larson, Peter L. (March 2010). "In Memoriam: June Culp Zeitner (1916–2009)". Rocks & Minerals. 85 (2): 181–182. doi:10.1080/00357521003591173.
- ^ "June Culp Zeitner". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 14, 2009. p. 15. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chips from the Quarry". Rocks & Minerals. 81 (3): 173–176. 2006. doi:10.3200/RMIN.81.3.173-240. S2CID 219713179.
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