David Brower
Environmentalist, Mountaineer
1912 – 2000
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Who was David Brower?
David Ross Brower was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club Foundation, the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth, the League of Conservation Voters, Earth Island Institute, North Cascades Conservation Council, and Fate of the Earth Conferences. From 1952 to 1969, he served as the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club, and served on its board three times: from 1941–1953; 1983–1988; and 1995-2000. As a younger man, he was a prominent mountaineer.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1912
Berkeley - Also known as
- David Ross Brower
- David Brower
- David R. Brower
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- Berkeley
- Died
- Nov 5, 2000
Berkeley
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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