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Ruth Moore Garbe, 80, an author on evolution and science and a former Chicago Sun-Times reporter, served on this city`s Commission on Historical and Architectural Landmarks. She also was chairman of the Prairie Avenue Historic Committee and was a key figure in the restoration of the once-plush South Side neighborhood.

``Although there have been many new discoveries of fossil man which support the theories that Ruth Moore (Garbe) wrote about, her many books convey to the average man the richness and understanding of human evolution,`` said Sherwood L. Washburn, a professor and scientist who co-authored ``Ape into Man`` with her in 1973.

Her first book on evolution was the best-selling ``Man, Time and Fossils: The Story of Evolution,`` writte Ruth Moore Garbe, 80, an author on evolution and science and a former Chicago Sun-Times reporter, served on this city`s Commission on Historical and Architectural Landmarks. She also was chairman of the Prairie Avenue Historic Committee and was a key figure in the restoration of the once-plush South Side neighborhood.

``Although there have been many new discoveries of fossil man which support the theories that Ruth Moore (Garbe) wrote about, her many books convey to the average man the richness and understanding of human evolution,`` said Sherwood L. Washburn, a professor and scientist who co-authored ``Ape into Man`` with her in 1973.

Her first book on evolution was the best-selling ``Man, Time and Fossils: The Story of Evolution,`` written in 1953. It was followed by a biography of Charles Darwin, ``The Earth We Live On`` and ``The Coil of Life.`` ``Ape into Man`` was updated as ``Ape into Human`` in 1980.

Mrs. Garbe, a native of St. Louis, received a bachelor`s and master`s degree from Washington University there. She began as a reporter for the St. Louis Star-Times, covering everything, she said, ``from garbage to the American Medical Association.``

In 1943, she joined the Chicago Sun, predecessor to the Chicago Sun-Times. Later in the year, she was appointed to its Washington Bureau. She returned to Chicago in 1950 and covered urban affairs for the Sun-Times for the next 20 years.

Her writing for the paper was ``penetrating and enormously respected because of her integrity and accuracy,`` according to a friend, Julian Levi.

After she retired, she earned a reputation for her feisty battle for preservation of Chicago landmarks, once symbolically attempting to break the lock on Navy Pier, which she felt ought to be available to Chicagoans.

Mrs. Garbe served from 1974 to 1986 on the landmarks commission, from 1974 to 1982 on the Prairie Avenue District commission and as president of the Chicago Architectural Foundation from 1978 to 1980. She was honored in 1981 as ``Chicago Preservationist of the Year`` and was an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects.

From 1973 to 1977, she was president of the Women`s Board of the University of Chicago.

Her husband, Raymond, a prominent hospital architect, died in October.

She is credited with being a major force in bringing the King Tut exhibit to the Field Museum and, with her husband, donated $150,000 to the Art Institute for the purchase of American art.

Professorships have been endowed by her and her brother at Washington University and in her name at Harvard University to carry on her interest in urban problems and architectural design. ...more

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	Man, Time, and Fossils: The Story of Evolution. 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1953 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ape into Man: A Study of Human Evolution by Sherwood L. Washburn, Ruth Moore 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coil of Life: The Story of the Great Discoveries in the Life Sciences. 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ape into Human: A Study of Human Evolution by S.L. Washburn, Ruth Moore 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evolution really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Del mono al hombre: Un estudio sobre la evolución humana by Ruth Moore, S.L. Washburn liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coleção Biblioteca da Natureza Life – A Evolução 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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