Gaylord Anton Nelson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gaylord_Anton_Nelson

GPTKB entity

Properties (71)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor	Environmental protection
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Wisconsin_Conservation_Department
gptkbp:awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Clear_Lake,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:born	June 4, 1916
gptkbp:children	3
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:died	July 3, 2005
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Earth_Day_Network
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Gaylord Anton Nelson
gptkbp:influenced	Environmental movement
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:John_Muir
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Earth_Day
gptkbp:legislation	gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2011 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2014 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2009 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2012 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2000 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2020 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_1982 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_1996 gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2017 gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Education_Act gptkb:Endangered_American_Wilderness_Act gptkb:National_Forest_Management_Act gptkb:Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2018 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2007 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_1994 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2023 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_1986 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2005 gptkb:National_Parks_Omnibus_Management_Act gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2021 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_1992 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2010 gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Administration_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2016 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2019 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2022 gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act gptkb:National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Act gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2015 gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_Amendments_of_2013 Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Toxic Substances Control Act Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Environmental Education Act National_Parks_and_Recreation_Act
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Earth_Day_1970
gptkbp:occupation	Politician
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Alexander_Wiley
gptkbp:servedIn	Governor_of_Wisconsin U.S._Senator_from_Wisconsin
gptkbp:spouse	Carrie_Nelson
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Robert_Kasten
gptkbp:termEnd	January 3, 1981
gptkbp:termStart	January 3, 1963