Gaylord Nelson

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American politician environmentalist human

Gaylord Nelson was an American politician and environmentalist best known as the founder of Earth Day and a longtime U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → environmentalist → human →
awardReceived	Ansel Adams Award → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
burialPlace	Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Wisconsin →
causeOfDeath	cardiovascular disease →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1916-06-04 →
dateOfDeath	2005-07-03 →
educatedAt	San Jose State College → University of Wisconsin Law School → University of Wisconsin–Madison →
employer	The Wilderness Society →
endTime	1963-01-07 → 1981-01-03 →
familyName	Nelson →
fieldOfWork	conservation policy → environmental protection →
givenName	Gaylord →
inceptionOf	Earth Day →
knownFor	founder of Earth Day →
memberOf	Democratic Party (United States) → United States Senate →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
notableWork	founding of Earth Day →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	environmentalist → lawyer → politician →
officeContested	United States Senate election in Wisconsin →
placeOfBirth	Clear Lake, Wisconsin →
placeOfDeath	Kensington, Maryland NERFINISHED →
politicalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
positionHeld	Governor of Wisconsin → United States Senator → counselor at The Wilderness Society →
religion	Methodism →
represented	Wisconsin →
residence	Madison, Wisconsin → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Carrie Lee Dotson Nelson →
startTime	1959-01-05 → 1963-01-03 →
stateOfBirth	Wisconsin →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
University of Wisconsin–Madison →	hasNotableAlumni
Earth Day →	wasFoundedBy