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Sylvia A. Earle
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American oceanographer
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Gibbstown, New Jersey
Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey) is an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990–1992. She is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".
Known for
- Doppelgängers³2024
- Wealth Untold — Self - World Renowned Marine Biologist2024
- Eating Our Way to Extinction — Self2021
- Who We Were — Self - Oceanographer2021
- Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the Oceans — Self2021
- Ocean Odyssey — Self2021
- Seaspiracy — Self2021
- Guardians of the Kingdom — Narrator2020
- She Is the Ocean — Self - Hero of the Planet2020
- Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy — Self2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Sylvia Alice Earle , ( 1935-08-30 ) August 30, 1935 (age 90) , Gibbstown, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Florida State University Duke University
- Spouses
- John Taylor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 ) Giles Mead ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Graham Hawkes ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 )
- Awards
- TED Prize (2009) National Women's Hall of Fame Doctor of Science , University of Edinburgh (2018) Princess of Asturias Awards (2018)
- Fields
- Oceanography , Marine Conservation
- Institutions
- NOAA , National Geographic
- Thesis
- Phaeophyta of Eastern Gulf of Mexico
- Author abbrev zoology
- Earle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alice
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gibbstown
- Spouse
- Graham Hawkes
- Occupation
- biologist
- Educated at
- Florida State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Chinese
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- marine biology
- Image
- SylviaEarle.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1935-08-30
- Commons category
- Sylvia Earle
- social media followers
- 182797
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- WikiProject Climate change
- name in native language
- Sylvia Earle
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Encyclopedic overview
Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, writer, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
Earle is part of the group Ocean Elders, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife.
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