David Brower
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| Born | 1 July 1912 Berkeley, California |
| Died | 5 November 2000 Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | American |
Considered by many to be the father of the modern environmental movement.[1] | |
David Ross Brower was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including:
- John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997)
- Friends of the Earth (1969)
- Earth Island Institute (1982)
- North Cascades Conservation Council
- Fate of the Earth Conferences
From 1952 to 1969, he was the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club.
The Population Bomb
He asked Paul Ehrlich to write the book: The Population Bomb, to influence the 1968 presidential election.[2]