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John Muir im Alter von 32 Jahren. John Muir [ˈmjʊər] (* 21. April 1838 in Dunbar, Schottland; † 24. Dezember 1914 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein schottisch-US-amerikanischer Naturphilosoph und Autodidakt. Er betätigte sich als Naturalist, Entdecker, Schriftsteller, Erfinder, Ingenieur und Geologe.
John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, in a three-story stone building now preserved as a museum. He was the third of eight children of Daniel Muir and Ann Gilrye; their other children were Margaret, Sarah, David, Daniel, Ann and Mary (twins), and the American-born Joanna.
John Muir's Parents. Daniel Muir, father (1804-October 6, 1885) b. Manchester, England. m. Ann Gilrye 1833 in Dunbar, Scotland. d. 1885 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A. - See Daniel Muir Gravesite. Daniel Muir had a sister, Mary, born in 1793, who married Hamilton Blakely (or Blackley).
Vor 5 Tagen · John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland—died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, who was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, which are located in ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
9. März 2024 · John Muir wurde 1838 in Schottland geboren und wanderte gemeinsam mit seiner Familie nur 11 Jahre später in die USA aus.
John Muir - farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer, and conservationist - was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. Until the age of eleven he attended the local schools of that small coastal town. In 1849, the Muir family emigrated to the United States, settling first at Fountain Lake and then moving to Hickory Hill ...
His family immigrated to America in 1849 and settled into farm life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His family did not have enough money to send him to school, so after completing his daily farm chores, Muir spent his spare time teaching himself algebra and geometry. As a child, he designed many inventions that would ease the family’s work.
