George Clyde Fisher

George Clyde Fisher (May 22, 1878 – January 7, 1949), known as Clyde Fisher, was a curator at the American Museum of Natural History and later the head of the Hayden Planetarium.

Early life George Clyde Fisher was born on May 22, 1878, near Sidney, Ohio, the son of Harrison Fisher, a farmer. He attended public schools and later enrolled at Ohio Normal University. Also, in 1943–44 he went with a team of scientists to the volcano Parícutin in Mexico. Fisher also took professional trips to the Bermudas in 1923, and Lapland in 1925. During his career he was also a prolific writer and had many articles published.

Publications "Garrett P. Serviss: One Who Loved the Stars" Popular Astronomy Vol. XXXVII, No. 7, August–September 1929 "With John Burroughs at Slabsides" Natural History: The Journal of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XXXI, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1931 "The Eclipse in Kazakhstan" Natural History Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3, pp. 203–210, 1936 "The Meteor Craters in Estonia" Natural History Vol. XXXVIII, No. 4, pp. 292–299, 1936 "Birds of Oxford, Ohio and Vicinity" "Exploring Heavens" 1937 "Astronomy" (with Marian Lockwood) 1940 "The True Story of the Moon" 1943

Fisher was also editor of Nature's Secrets (Halcyon House, 1927) which was later known as the Nature Encyclopedia (5 volumes, Nelson Doubleday, 1927); and was co-editor with Marion L. Langham of the Nature Science Series (Noble and Noble, 1934). He also lectured frequently on John Burroughs.

Personal life Fisher married his first wife, Bessie Wiley on August 29, 1905. They had three children together: Ruth Anna, Beth Elinor, and Katherine Wiley. They divorced in 1933. On September 28, 1933 he married Te Ata, a Chickasaw storyteller. They remained married until his death on January 7, 1949.