List of environmental contributors
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* [[Benjamin Franklin]] - ''(1706-1790)'' - fought against water pollution | * [[Benjamin Franklin]] - ''(1706-1790)'' - fought against water pollution | ||
* [[John James Audubon]] - ''(1785-1851)'' - painter | * [[John James Audubon]] - ''(1785-1851)'' - painter | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[George Perkins March]] - ''(1801-1882)'' - farmer, linguist |
* [[Gifford Pinchot]] - ''(1865-1946)'' - 1st head of US Forest Service | * [[Gifford Pinchot]] - ''(1865-1946)'' - 1st head of US Forest Service | ||
* [[George Washington Carver]] - ''(1865-1943)'' - renewable bioenergy systems | * [[George Washington Carver]] - ''(1865-1943)'' - renewable bioenergy systems | ||
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* [[Paul Ehrlich]] - - writer | * [[Paul Ehrlich]] - - writer | ||
* [[Denis Hayes]] - - founded Earth Day | * [[Denis Hayes]] - - founded Earth Day | ||
| - | * [[Gaylord | + | * [[Gaylord Nelson]] - - senator, founded Earth Day |
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Revision as of 15:33, 26 January 2006
This is a list of persons vital in some way of making a contribution toward the protection of the environment. Some where active in conservation, others where active in creating public awareness.
- Ansel Adams - - painter
- Benjamin Franklin - (1706-1790) - fought against water pollution
- John James Audubon - (1785-1851) - painter
- George Perkins March - (1801-1882) - farmer, linguist
- Gifford Pinchot - (1865-1946) - 1st head of US Forest Service
- George Washington Carver - (1865-1943) - renewable bioenergy systems
- Theodore Roosevelt - (1858-1919) - US president
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt - (1882-1945) - US president
- John Muir - (1838-1914) - conservationist, founded Sierra Club
- Aldo Leopold - (1886-1948) - biologist
- Wallace Stegner - (1909-1993) - writer
- Rachel Carson - (1907-1964) - writer
- Paul Ehrlich - - writer
- Denis Hayes - - founded Earth Day
- Gaylord Nelson - - senator, founded Earth Day
