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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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Physician, Environmentalist, Veteran |
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104 years old |
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Virgo |
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17 September, 1906 |
Birthday |
17 September |
Birthplace |
Macon, Georgia,
United States |
Date of death |
2010 |
Died Place |
San Francisco, California |
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United States
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Edgar Wayburn Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Edgar Wayburn's Wife?
His wife is Peggy Wayburn
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Peggy Wayburn |
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Laurie Wayburn, William Wayburn, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn |
Edgar Wayburn Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Edgar Wayburn worth at the age of 104 years old? Edgar Wayburn’s income source is mostly from being a successful Physician. He is from United States. We have estimated Edgar Wayburn's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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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.
Wayburn graduated from the University of Georgia in 1926 and from Harvard Medical School in 1930.
In 1933, he relocated to San Francisco to begin his medical practice.
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.
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.
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.
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:
In 1995, he was awarded the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and in 1999 President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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."
Wayburn published his memoir Your Land and Mine: Evolution of a Conservationist in 2004.
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.