| R. Buckminster Fuller  AKA Richard Buckminster Fuller
Born: 12-Jul-1895
Birthplace: Milton, MA
Died: 1-Jul-1983
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Architect, Inventor, Scientist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Futurist, invented the geodesic dome Military service: US Navy (WWI) Father: Richard Buckminster Fuller (d. circa 1907)
Mother: Caroline Wolcott Andrews
Brother: Wolcott Fuller
Sister: Leslie Fuller
Sister: Rosie Fuller
Wife: Anne Fuller (m. 12-Jul-1917)
Daughter: Alexandra (b. 1919, d. 1923, pneumonia)
Daughter: Allegra Fuller Snyder (b. 1927)
High School: Milton Academy, Milton, MA
University: Harvard University (expelled twice)
Professor: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1959-70)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mensa
Royal Society of Arts
Humanist of the Year 1969
Presidential Medal of Freedom 23-Feb-1983
Esalen Speaker
Bankruptcy 1927
Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Depression
Official Website:
http://www.bfi.org/
Appears on the cover of:
Time, 10-Jan-1964, DETAILS: R. Buckminster Fuller
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, (37 cents, issued 12-Jul-2004)
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