Background
Farb, Peter was born on July 25, 1929 in New York City. Son of Solomon and Cecelia (Peters) Farb.
Farb, Peter was born on July 25, 1929 in New York City. Son of Solomon and Cecelia (Peters) Farb.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1950. Postgraduate Columbia, 1950-1951.
Feature editor Argosy magazine, 1950-1952. Editor-in-chief Panorama, 1960-1961. Contributor, consultant to national magazines, 1953-1980.
Curator American Indian Cultures, Riverside Museum, New York City, 1964-1971.
Consultant Smithsonian Institution, 1966-1971. Visiting lecturer in English, Yale, 1971-1972, fellow Calhoun College, 1971-1978, Judge, National Book Awards Committee, 1971.
Trustee U. Massachusetts Libraries, 1976-1980.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society American Historians, Explorers. Member of New York Entomological Society (past secretary. Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Oriole Horch, February 27, 1953. Children: Mark Daniel, Thomas Forest.