June Culp 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.

June Culp Zeitner
Born(1916-02-07)February 7, 1916
Michigan, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 2009(2009-10-11) (aged 93)
Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
EducationNorthern State University
OccupationWriter
Spouse(s)Albert Zeitner

Life

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
  1. "June Culp Zeitner". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 14, 2009. p. 33. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 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.
  3. Larson, Peter L. (March 2010). "In Memoriam: June Culp Zeitner (1916–2009)". Rocks & Minerals. 85 (2): 181–182. doi:10.1080/00357521003591173.
  4. "June Culp Zeitner". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 14, 2009. p. 15. Retrieved March 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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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