Background
Wagner, Robert Owen was born on August 15, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Blount R. and Dorothy (Osborn) Wagner.
Wagner, Robert Owen was born on August 15, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Blount R. and Dorothy (Osborn) Wagner.
Student, Purdue University, 1962-1963.
Keeper, head keeper, assistant director, Mesker Zoo, Evansville, 1956-1959; director, Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City, Indiana, 1959-1964; director, Jackson (Mississippi), Zoological Park, 1964-1975; executive director, American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums, Wheeling, West Virginia, since 1975.
Instructor Boy Scouts American, 1964-1968. Vice president Provine High School Band Parents Club, 1972-1973. Fellow American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (director, vice president, treasurer, committee chairman).
Member American Association Museums (associate), National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, International Wildlife Federation, New York Zoological Society, Smithsonian Institution Clubs: Masons.
Married Marilyn Gay Clark, May 22, 1954. Children— Robert Owen, Lori Ann, Marilyn Clark.