Robert W. Fri
Robert Fri | |
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 Fri in 1996 | |
| Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 1977Â â September 30, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Robert Seamans |
| Succeeded by | James Schlesinger (Secretary of Energy) |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
Acting | |
| In office April 30, 1973Â â September 12, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | William Ruckelshaus |
| Succeeded by | Russell E. Train |
| Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
| In office June 14, 1971Â â April 29, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Quarles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1935 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2014 (aged 78) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Rice University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Robert W. Fri (November 16, 1935 â October 10, 2014) was an American administrator who served as the Deputy Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 1971 to 1973.[1]
Fri served as director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History from 1996 to 2001.[2]
He died of lung cancer on October 10, 2014, in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 78.[3]
References
[edit]- â "Robert W. Fri, who led Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, dies at 78". The Washington Post. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- â Nelson, Peter (January 14, 2015). "Remembering Robert W. Fri". Resources for the Future. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- â "Robert W. Fri, Energy Adviser and Director at Smithsonian, Dies at 78". The New York Times. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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