In Memoriam.(Jean Petermann Kemp Zimmerman, mineralogical museum curator, mineral collector Carl Krotki and gemologist Richard T. Liddicoat )(Obituary)

From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Dyl, Stanley J., II; Putterman, Judith Krotki | Copyright information

Jean Petermann Kemp Zimmer (1917-2001)

Jean Petermann Kemp Zimmer, the fourth curator of Michigan Technological University's A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, passed away on 29 December 2001. She was eighty-four years old. Much of the success and growth that the museum enjoys today is based on the strong foundation that Jean laid.

Jean was born on 24 December 1917 to Philip E. and Myrna (Moss) Petermann. Her family figures prominently in the history of Michigan's ...

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