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Rachel Carson
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American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist who lived from 1907 to 1964 and became one of the most influential environmental advocates of the twentieth century. Her work, particularly her warnings about the dangers of pesticides, helped spark the modern environmental movement and changed how people think about humanity's relationship with nature.
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- United States
- Place of death
- Silver Spring
- Occupation
- whistleblower
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employer
- University of Maryland
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- essay
- Official website
- www.rachelcarson.org
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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- date of birth
- 1907-00-00
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- 1964-00-00
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- vegetarianism
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Aldo Leopold
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- name in native language
- Rachel Louise Carson
- writing language
- English language
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Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.
Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her a U.S. National Book Award, recognition as a gifted writer, and financial security. Its success prompted the republication of her first book, Under the Sea Wind (1941), in 1952, which was followed by The Edge of the Sea in 1955 — both were also bestsellers. This sea trilogy explores the whole of ocean life from the shores to the depths.
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