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Edgar Wayburn was born on 17 September, 1906 in Macon, Georgia, United States, is an American environmentalist. Discover Edgar Wayburn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 104 years old?

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Occupation Physician, Environmentalist, Veteran
Age 104 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 17 September, 1906
Birthday 17 September
Birthplace Macon, Georgia, United States
Date of death 2010
Died Place San Francisco, California
Nationality United States

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Who Is Edgar Wayburn's Wife?

His wife is Peggy Wayburn

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Children Laurie Wayburn, William Wayburn, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn

Edgar Wayburn Net Worth

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1906

Edgar Arthur Wayburn (September 17, 1906 – March 5, 2010) was an American environmentalist who served as the president of the Sierra Club five times in the 1960s.

He has been recognized as one of the least-known yet most successful defenders of America's natural heritage.

Wayburn played a crucial role in the establishment of significant achievements, including the creation of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the creation and subsequent expansion of Redwood National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore, and the expansion of Mount Tamalpais State Park.

He was born on September 17, 1906, in Macon, Georgia.

1926

Wayburn graduated from the University of Georgia in 1926 and from Harvard Medical School in 1930.

1933

In 1933, he relocated to San Francisco to begin his medical practice.

1939

Wayburn's involvement with the Sierra Club began in 1939 when he joined a burro trip.

After serving four years in the military as a doctor with the Army Air Forces in England, he returned to San Francisco.

He was elected to the executive committee of the local Sierra Club chapter and established its first conservation committee.

1940

Wayburn was honored at a 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration as the recipient of the inaugural Howard C. Zahniser Lifetime Achievement Award, given to someone whose life of achievement in protecting wilderness most closely parallels those of the person principally responsible for the Wilderness Act.

1947

In 1947, Wayburn married Peggy Elliott, and together they actively participated in key conservation battles of their time, aiming to preserve wild places for future generations to explore and enjoy.

Notably, Wayburn played a central role in the establishment of Redwoods National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and contributed to the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

1993

Wayburn served five terms as the Sierra Club's elected President, and was named the Club's Honorary President in 1993.

During a half-century of environmental achievements, Wayburn led and won campaigns to protect millions of acres of America's coasts, mountains, forests and tundra.

Wayburn has left his mark in the following ways:

1995

In 1995, he was awarded the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and in 1999 President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

1999

Upon presenting the 1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Wayburn, President Clinton said that he had "saved more of our wilderness than any other person alive."

The Los Angeles Times wrote an article commending the award, saying "The White House has made a well-informed choice in selecting Wayburn, 92, as a recipient next Wednesday of the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor."

2004

Wayburn published his memoir Your Land and Mine: Evolution of a Conservationist in 2004.

2010

He died of natural causes on the evening of March 5, 2010 at the age of 103.

At the time he was at his home in San Francisco with his family by his side.

He was survived by four children: Cynthia Wayburn, Diana Wayburn, Laurie Wayburn, and William Wayburn.