John Muir Biography

John Muir biography

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NAME: John Muir
OCCUPATION: Environmental Activist, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: August 21, 1838
DEATH DATE: December 24, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dunbar, Scotland
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California

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Naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, John Muir founded the Sierra Club and helped establish Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.

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John Muir was born April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland. As early as 1876, he urged the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy through articles published in popular periodicals. In 1892 he founded the Sierra Club. He served as its first president, a position he held until his death in 1914. He was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.