Jean Worthley

Jean Worthley
Born (1925-02-23)February 23, 1925
Died April 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 92)
Other names Miss Jean
Education Goucher College (BA)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (MS)
University of Maryland

Jean Reese Worthley (February 23, 1925 – April 9, 2017) was an American naturalist. She hosted Maryland Public Broadcasting's children's television series Hodgepodge Lodge, and was co-host of On Nature's Trail. She also wrote The Complete Family Nature Guide, which was published in 1976.[1]

Education

Worthley graduated from Franklin High School in 1940. At the age of 15, she enrolled at Goucher College where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in biology in 1944. She later attended University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by a G.I. Bill. In 1948, Worthley graduated with a Master's Degree in entomology and zoology. The next year, at University of Maryland, College Park, she took graduate courses in human development and childhood studies.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Reese Worthley: 1925 - 2017". Maryland Public Television. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Rasmussen, Frederick N. "Jean R. Worthley, host of popular MPT nature show in the 1970s". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
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