Edgar Wayburn
Environmentalist, Organization leader
1906 – 2010
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Who was Edgar Wayburn?
Edgar Wayburn was an environmentalist who was elected president of the Sierra Club five times in the 1960s. One of America's legendary wilderness champions, Dr. Edgar Wayburn was a tenacious and tireless leader of the Sierra Club since the 1940s and perhaps the least-known yet most successful defender of America's natural heritage.
Famous Quotes:
- We should pass on to future generations the opportunity to enjoy these places and not have them transformed into ordinary places
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1906
Macon - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Georgia
- Harvard Medical School
- Died
- Mar 5, 2010
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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