John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, Scotland – died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California), Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas.

The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. Correspondence, journals, manuscripts, notes, drawings, and photographs of and by the conservationist, an intellectual precursor of the modern ecology movement and a proponent of the expansion of the national park system.

Person

Birth 1847

Death 1914

Birth 1838-04-21

Death 1914-12-24

Active 1838

Active 1914

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