Background
Jane Fletcher Geniesse was born on March 13, 1936, in Cincinnati, Iowa, to Joseph Francis and Forrest Rutherford (Hatfield) Fletcher.
Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
In 1958, Jane Fletcher Geniesse received a Bachelor of Science at Radcliffe College.
116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States
Geniesse received a Master of Science at Columbia University in 1960.
Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
In 1958, Jane Fletcher Geniesse received a Bachelor of Science at Radcliffe College.
116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, United States
Geniesse received a Master of Science at Columbia University in 1960.
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1976
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Passionate Nomad captures the momentous life and times of Freya Stark with precision, compassion, and marvelous detail.
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1999
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For generations, The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem has been a well-known retreat for journalists, diplomats, pilgrims and spies. However, few know the story of Anna Spafford, the enigmatic evangelist who was instrumental in its founding.
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Jane Fletcher Geniesse was born on March 13, 1936, in Cincinnati, Iowa, to Joseph Francis and Forrest Rutherford (Hatfield) Fletcher.
In 1958, Jane Fletcher Geniesse received a Bachelor of Science at Radcliffe College, and a Master of Science at Columbia University in 1960.
In 1982, Jane's husband Robert J. Geniesse, previously the Chief Appellate Attorney for the Southern District of New York, was asked by his law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, to open an office in Washington, D.C. By this time Mrs. Geniesse, who had written The Riches of life, a novel, had left the New York Times where she was reporter for the Home Section, in order to work on another novel. When the couple moved to the nation's capitol, her editor at Random House suggested she try her hand at biography.
After the death of her famous brother, who was a very influential figure in her life and had stimulated an abiding interest in Middle East affairs, Mrs. Geniesse began a serious study of the Middle East. Eventually she settled on writing the life of Freya Stark, the colorful explorer and travel writer famous for exploring the valleys of the ancient Assassins of Persia, the most effective terrorists in history. The biography, Passionate Nomad, wa published in 1999.
During her travels in the Middle East, Mrs. Geniesse became interested in the legendary American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, once the grand mansion of American utopians who went to the Holy City in 1881 because they predicted to their followers that the Messiah would descend on the Mount of Olives that year. The hotel has long enjoyed a reputation for neutrality in the highly polarized Holy City and is still owned by the founder's descendants. Its fascinating story, told by Mrs. Geniesse in American Priestess and published by Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday in June 2008, illuminates 19th Century revivalism, how it encouraged Zionism and the creation of the Jewish state of Israel, and the impact that has had on the people of Palestine.
Geniesse is also known as a contributor of articles to magazines, including, Architectural Digest, Connoisseur, New York Magazine, New York Times Sunday Magazine, McCall's, Town and Country, and House Beautiful.
Jane Fletcher Geniesse’s biography of Freya Stark, Passionate Nomad, was a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Pen/Martha Albrand Award. Following Freya Stark's footsteps, she has travelled to Yemen, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, India and China.
Mrs. Geniesse has also contributed articles to many publications and is frequently invited to speak on her books and on the Middle E.
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1999Mrs. Geniesse has been an environmental activist, and served for many years on the boards of the Environmental Defense Fund and on the American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan.
Jane Fletcher Geniesse was a member of the Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association/American Center, Washington Literary Society, Women's International Health Coalition (president of the council), Middle East Institute, Fishers Island Club, Gasparilla Beach and Tennis Club.
Chair of the junior committee
Legal Aid Society , United States
1965 - 1968
Chair
Friends of the Environmental Defense Fund , United States
1976 - 1981
trustee
Environmental Defense Fund , United States
1981 - 1990
member of the National Council
Environmental Defense Fund , United States
1994 - 2002
Chair
Environmental Defense Fund Associates , United States
1981 - 1985
On June 10, 1961, Jane married Robert John Geniesse. They have two children - Julia and Thomas.
1934–1984
Joseph Fletcher was an American historian of China and Central Asia and a professor in the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department of Harvard University.
