Howard Zahniser
E159733
Howard Zahniser was an American environmental activist and writer best known for his leading role in the mid-20th-century U.S. wilderness preservation movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Zahniser canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental activist
ⓘ
environmentalist ⓘ person ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
creation of a National Wilderness Preservation System
ⓘ
permanent legal protection of federal wilderness areas ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Zahniser Wilderness Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-05-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Greenville University
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenville College
|
| employer | The Wilderness Society ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Zahniser ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental policy
ⓘ
nature writing ⓘ wilderness conservation ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental writing
ⓘ
nature essays ⓘ |
| givenName | Howard ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. federal wilderness policy
ⓘ
subsequent American environmental legislation ⓘ |
| knownAs | Howard Zahniser ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | key architect of the National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ |
| legislativeFocus | federal wilderness designation ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Wilderness Society ⓘ |
| movement | American wilderness preservation movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the U.S. wilderness preservation movement
ⓘ
primary authorship of the Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| notableWork | drafting the Wilderness Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
environmentalist ⓘ legislative advocate ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Franklin, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| positionHeld |
editor of The Living Wilderness
ⓘ
executive director of The Wilderness Society ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| spouse | Alice Zahniser ⓘ |
| workedOn | Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Olaus Murie
ⓘ
The Wilderness Society ⓘ
surface form:
The Wilderness Society board of directors
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.