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John Muir (/ m jʊər / MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), [1] also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", [2] was a Scottish-born American [3] [4]: 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
He joined the westward migration as a youth and moved to Waterloo, Missouri in 1836. In Missouri, he met Rebecca McCoy, and they married in 1839. They had five children: Elvira Missouri Clark (1840–1912), Joseph Locke Clark (1842–1862), Mary Ann Clark (1844–1919), Calen Alonzo Clark (1847–1873), and Solon McCoy Clark (1848–1857).
John Muir, the naturalist and preservationist, was born in the house at 126 High Street on 21 April 1838, the third child of Daniel Muir and his second wife Ann Gilrye Muir. The house is described as a "three storey stone building" in "the best business district of the town."
In the summer of 1869, Jeanne Carr went to Yosemite for her first visit, hoping to be able to meet Muir in person. However, Muir was high in the Sierra that summer tending sheep. Jeanne Carr stayed at James Hutchings' hotel, where Jeanne and Hutchings' wife Elvira struck up a friendship that was to last for many years. When Jeanne Carr found ...
75 John Muir Quotes About Nature, Life and Adventure. Laura Beck. August 10, 2024 at 8:25 AM. Summertime is John Muir time. The Scottish-American naturalist and author, who lived from 1838 to 1914 ...
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However, Muir was high in the Sierra that summer tending sheep. Jeanne stayed at James Hutchings' hotel, where Jeanne and Hutchings' wife Elvira established a friendship that would last many years. When Jeanne discovered that Hutchings needed a millwright to run a sawmill (for lumber to build up tourist facilities), she connected Hutchings to Muir.
Matt Baron/Shutterstock Country cuties! John Osborne and his wife, Lucie Silvas, are expecting their first children — a pair of twins. Celebrity Pregnancy Announcements of 2022 Read article ...