Sigurd Olson

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Environmentalist
gptkbp:advocatesFor Conservation
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:The_Wilderness_Society
Izaak_Walton_League
gptkbp:associatedWith National_Parks
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:John_Muir_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-08-04
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:contributedTo Wilderness Act of 1964
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-01-13
gptkbp:hasAwards Audubon Medal
Conservationist of the Year Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Northland_College
Lutheran_Service_Award
gptkbp:hasChild Sigurd_F._Olson_Jr.
gptkbp:hasDepartment Ely_Cemetery
gptkbp:hasGenre Memoir
Nature writing
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Environmental policy
Wilderness preservation
Outdoor recreation advocacy
Nature conservation literature
gptkbp:hasNationality American
gptkbp:hasNotableWork The Lonely Land
The Singing Wilderness
The_River_and_the_Road
Reflections_from_the_North_Country
The_Wilderness_World_of_Sigurd_Olson
gptkbp:hasOccupation Educator
Naturalist
Writer
gptkbp:hasSpouse Elizabeth_Olson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sigurd Olson
gptkbp:influenced Environmental movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Muir
gptkb:Aldo_Leopold
gptkbp:knownFor Wilderness writing
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ely,_Minnesota
gptkbp:servedIn President_of_the_Wilderness_Society
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 20th century
gptkbp:wrote The Lonely Land
The Singing Wilderness
The_River_and_the_Road
Reflections_from_the_North_Country