John Muir

John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.

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Who was born first?

• John Muir and Joel Asaph Allen were born the same year
• John Muir and Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht were born the same year
• John Muir was born 1 year before Francis Garnier
• John Muir was born 1 year before Nikolay Przhevalsky
• John Muir was born 1 year before Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch

Timeline

1. Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm WeyprechtSeptember 8, 1838 – March 29, 1881
2. Joel Asaph AllenJuly 19, 1838 – August 29, 1921
3. John Muir (this page)April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914
4. Francis GarnierJuly 25, 1839 – December 21, 1873
5. Friedrich Hermann Otto FinschAugust 8, 1839 – January 31, 1917
6. Nikolay PrzhevalskyMarch 31, 1839 – October 20, 1888

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