John Muir

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Environmentalist
Naturalist
gptkbp:advocatesFor National parks
Preservation of the Hetch Hetchy Valley
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkb:Sequoia_National_Park
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California
gptkbp:birthDate April 21, 1838
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:deathDate December 24, 1914
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Muir_Woods_National_Monument
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Sierra_Club
gptkbp:hasChild One son
Two daughters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Muir
gptkbp:influenced Conservation_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:inspiration Environmental legislation
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor National parks and monuments named after him
gptkbp:isConsidered gptkb:The_Father_of_the_National_Parks
gptkbp:isEngagedIn Forest Lawn Memorial Park
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn Numerous documentaries
Books about environmentalism
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy Historians
Environmental organizations
Nature enthusiasts
His advocacy for the environment
His writings on nature
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for the preservation of wilderness
Founding_the_Sierra_Club
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_Wanda_Strentzel
gptkbp:wasA Explorer
Geologist
Philosopher
Scottish-American
Natural historian
Advocate for wilderness preservation
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Early 20th century
Late 19th century
gptkbp:worksAt Author
Botanist
Inventor
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:My_First_Summer_in_the_Sierra
gptkb:A_Thousand-Mile_Walk_to_the_Gulf
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
The_Mountains_of_California