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Rachel Carson

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Rachel Louise Carson (English: Rachel Louise Carson; May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American biologist, science journalist, and nonfiction writer. Her representative work is Silent Spring (1962), the publication of which is considered the beginning of the American environmental movement. He is considered to have had a significant impact on the fields related to environmental protection in the 20th century.

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1907-05-27
Died
1964-04-14
Wikidata
Q100948
Occupations marine biologistenvironmentalistzoologistessayistauthorconservationistnonfiction writerwriterWhistleblowerEcologistbiologist
Aliases Rachel CarsonRachel L. CarsonRachel Louise CarsonRachel CarsonRachel CarsonRachel CarsonRachel CarsonRachel CarlsonRachel CarsonRachel Carson

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