When was Rachel Carson born?

Rachel Carson was born on 27 May 1907 in Rachel Carson Homestead.

Where did Rachel Carson study?

Rachel Carson was educated at Chatham University, Johns Hopkins University.

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Rachel Carson

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American marine biologist and conservationist (1907–1964)

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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.

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Born: 27 May 1907 wd
Place of birth: Rachel Carson Homestead wd
Died: 14 April 1964 wd
Place of death: Silver Spring wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: marine biologist, environmentalist, zoologist, essayist, author, conservationist wd
Education: Chatham University, Johns Hopkins University wd
Official website: rachelcarson.org wd

Awards wd

Guggenheim Fellowship (1951)
John Burroughs Medal (1952)
National Women's Hall of Fame (1973)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980)
National Book Award for Nonfiction (1952)
Cullum Geographical Medal (1963)
Audubon Medal (1963)
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award (1950)
Maryland Women's Hall of Fame (1985)

About

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.

Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented share of the American people. Although Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. It also inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.

Questions

When was Rachel Carson born?: Rachel Carson was born on 27 May 1907 in Rachel Carson Homestead.
Where did Rachel Carson study?: Rachel Carson was educated at Chatham University, Johns Hopkins University.

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