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Margaret Murie (Memoirist) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Margaret Murie
Margaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie is a naturalist, author, explorer and environmentalist. Dubbed the "grandmother of the conservation movement" by the Sierra Club and the Wildlife Association, she helped pass the wildlife law and was credited with establishing the National Arctic Wildlife Sanctuary. . She is a recipient of the Audubon Medal, the John Muir Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian title bestowed by the United States.
BornMargaret Thomas, August 18, 1902, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedOctober 19, 2003, Moose, Wyoming, U.S.
Pen nameMardy Murie
OccupationAuthor, ecologist, and environmentalist
NationalityAmerican
GenreMemoir
SubjectConservation, Wilderness Preservation
Notable worksTwo in the Far North, Wapiti Wilderness
Notable awardsPresidential Medal of Freedom
SpouseOlaus Murie
Relativessee Murie family article, people

About Margaret Murie

Memoirist Margaret Murie was born on August 18, 1902 in Seattle, Washington, United States (She dies at the age of 101, on October 19, 2003).

She was dubbed the"Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" for her contributions to the passing of the Wilderness Act and the formation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She was the subject of a documentary film called Arctic Dance and wrote a memoir called Two in the Far North, which was published in 1962.

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Margaret Murie before becoming famous

Margaret Murie was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1902 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

She launched a campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1956, enlisting the assistance of a Supreme Court justice to persuade President Eisenhower to declare the territory off-limits to development.

Achievement of Margaret Murie

She received both the Audubon Medal and the Conservationist John Muir Award.

Margaret Murie's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was born in Seattle, Washington, and her family moved to Alaska when she was five years old. Her husband was Olaus Murie, a fellow naturalist and conservationist.

Margaret Murie Collabed with

Her husband and she spent their honeymoon in Alaska watching caribou on the Koyukuk River. Folk Singer John Denver's ballad A Song for All Over was inspired by the same river.

Margaret Murie Income & Net worth

Margaret Murie's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a memoirist. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Margaret Murie.

Margaret Murie Height and Weight

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Latest information about Margaret Murie updated on March 15 2023.