Rachel Carson

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environmentalist human marine biologist writer

Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and environmentalist whose groundbreaking book "Silent Spring" helped launch the modern environmental movement.

Aliases (2)

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist ×1
Rachel Louise Carson ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmentalist → human → marine biologist → writer →
awardReceived	National Book Award for Nonfiction → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
burialPlace	Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, Maryland, United States →
causeAdvocated	protection of the oceans → protection of wildlife → regulation of pesticides →
causeOfDeath	breast cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1907-05-27 →
dateOfDeath	1964-04-14 →
educatedAt	Chatham University → Johns Hopkins University →
employer	U.S. Bureau of Fisheries → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service →
familyName	Carson →
fieldOfWork	ecology → environmentalism → marine biology →
fullName	Rachel Louise Carson →
genre	nature writing → science writing →
givenName	Rachel →
hasOccupation	conservationist →
inceptionOfWork	Silent Spring was first published in 1962 →
influenced	modern environmental movement →
inspired	creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency →
knownFor	criticizing widespread use of synthetic pesticides → raising public awareness of environmental pollution →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	environmental movement →
notableWork	Silent Spring → The Edge of the Sea → The Sea Around Us → Under the Sea-Wind →
occupation	environmentalist → marine biologist → writer →
placeOfBirth	Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Silver Spring, Maryland, United States →
positionHeld	aquatic biologist → editor-in-chief of publications for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Silver Spring, Maryland, United States →
sexOrGender	female →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Silent Spring → Silent Spring → The Edge of the Sea → The Sea Around Us → Under the Sea-Wind →	author
National Book Award for Nonfiction → Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction →	notableWinner
Silent Spring ("Rachel Carson was a marine biologist") →	authorProfession
Rachel Carson ("Rachel Louise Carson") →	fullName
Parklawn Memorial Park →	hasNotableBurial
Springdale, Pennsylvania →	hasNotablePerson
Guggenheim Fellowship →	hasNotableRecipient
Carson →	usedBy