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  2. John Muir - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. John Muir (Indologist) - Wikipedia

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    The fifth and final volume was published in 1870 and was on the Vedic mythology. Muir was also the author of a volume of metrical translations from the Sanskrit, an anonymous work on inspiration, several works in Sanskrit, and many essays in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and elsewhere. [5]

  4. Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Limbaugh's book, John Muir's "Stickeen" and the Lessons of Nature (1996) reconstructs the original manuscript submitted by Muir in 1897. [a] Many later editions were printed throughout the 20th century that included artwork, children's adaptions, audio, music and video.

  5. 75 John Muir Quotes About Nature, Life and Adventure - AOL

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  6. Mataparīkṣā - Wikipedia

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    The text led to a controversy in British India, and Hindu pandits responded by writing apologist works critical of Muir's text: [5]. Mata-parīkṣā-śikṣā ("A Lesson for the [Author of the] Mataparīkṣā", 1839) by Somanātha, apparently a pseudonym for Subaji Bapu of Central India

  7. Framing (social sciences) - Wikipedia

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    John Muir, also from the late 19th century, advocated for the preservation of Earth for its own sake, establishing the Sierra Club. Aldo Leopold's 1949 collection of essays, A Sand County Almanac, established a "land ethic" and has set the stage for modern environmental ethics, calling for conservation and preservation of nature and wilderness.

  8. Jeanne C. Smith Carr - Wikipedia

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    The Making of Yosemite: James Mason Hutchings and the Origin of America's Most Popular National Park. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1805-7. OCLC 714731511. Worster, Donald (2008). A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516682-8

  9. William Muir - Wikipedia

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    Sir William Muir KCSI Bust of William Muir by Charles McBride Born 27 April 1819 Died 11 July 1905 (1905-07-11) (aged 86) Sir William Muir KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, and colonial administrator, Principal of the University of Edinburgh and Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces of British India. Life William Muir's grave, Dean Cemetery He was ...