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- Aldo Leopold, in full Rand Aldo Leopold, (born January 11, 1887, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.—died April 21, 1948, near Madison, Wisconsin), American environmentalist whose book A Sand County Almanac (1949) was read by millions and strongly influenced the budding environmental movement.
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Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, conservationist, and environmentalist.
Aldo Leopold, American environmentalist whose book A Sand County Almanac (1949) was read by millions and strongly influenced the budding environmental movement. He worked for nearly 20 years for the U.S. Forest Service and later was director of the Audubon Society.
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Who Was Aldo Leopold? Considered by many to be the father of wildlife ecology and modern conservation, Aldo Leopold was a forester, philosopher, conservationist, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast.
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) is considered the father of wildlife ecology and a true Wisconsin hero. He was a renowned scientist and scholar, exceptional teacher, philosopher, and gifted writer. It is for his book, A Sand County Almanac, that Leopold is best known by millions of people around the globe.
Aldo Leopold, in full Rand Aldo Leopold, (born January 11, 1887, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.—died April 21, 1948, near Madison, Wisconsin), American environmentalist whose book A Sand County Almanac (1949) was read by millions and strongly influenced the budding environmental movement.
Rand Aldo Leopold was born on January 11, 1887, in Burlington, Iowa. Aldo—he never used his first name— was the oldest of four children. He loved to hunt, fish, and explore the bluffs, forests, marshes, lakes, and fields along the nearby Mississippi River. His father, Carl Leopold, taught Aldo different ways to see nature firsthand.
American wildlife ecologist and educator who was, with brief interruptions, associated with the United States Forest Service in various capacities from 1909, the year he completed his Master of Forestry degree at Yale, until 1928.
