Rachel Carson
American marine biologist and writer
Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy and book Silent Spring are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement. Wikipedia
Born: May 27, 1907, Springdale, PA
Died: April 14, 1964 (age 56 years), Silver Spring, MD
Education: Johns Hopkins University (1929–1932) and Chatham University (1925–1929)
Children: Roger Christie
Parents: Robert Warden Carson and Maria Frazier McLean
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