Age, Biography and Wiki
Mark Baumer was born on 19 December, 1983 in Hammond, Indiana, U.S., is an American writer, adventurer, and environmental activist. Discover Mark Baumer'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 34 years old?
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| Occupation |
Writer, environmentalist |
| Age |
34 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
19 December, 1983 |
| Birthday |
19 December |
| Birthplace |
Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Date of death |
2017 |
| Died Place |
Walton County, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Mark Baumer Height, Weight & Measurements
At 34 years old, Mark Baumer height not available right now. We will update Mark Baumer's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Mark Baumer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark Baumer worth at the age of 34 years old? Mark Baumer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Mark Baumer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Mark Baumer (December 19, 1983 – January 21, 2017) was an American writer, adventurer, and environmental activist.
From 2009 to 2011, he attended the Brown University M.F.A. program in Literary Arts.
He gained fame on campus for instructing a writing class on the "art of subtle weirdness".
In 2010, Baumer walked across the United States in 81 days.
During the summer of 2010, Baumer walked across the United States in 81 days.
The trip started in Tybee Island, Georgia and ended in Santa Monica, California.
He chronicled the trip in his self-published book I am a Road.
Baumer went through several pairs of shoes on the trip, and wrote about the excruciating pain he experienced.
Inspired by Christopher McDougall's book Born to Run about the health benefits of barefoot running, Baumer started to adapt a barefoot lifestyle.
After months of training, he vowed to walk barefoot across the United States.
From 2012 to 2017, Baumer was an employee of the Brown University Library.
During this time, he self-published several books.
In 2012, he wrote 50 books in one year and self-published them all through Amazon.com.
In 2015, he won the Quarterly West novella contest for his book Holiday Meat.
In 2016, he attempted to walk barefoot across America, in order to raise awareness about climate change.
Baumer was struck and killed by an S.U.V. on the walk, while in Florida.
Baumer was born in Hammond, Indiana, the only child of Jim and Mary Baumer.
The family relocated to Durham, Maine, where Baumer attended Greely High School and was the hockey team's captain.
At Wheaton College in Massachusetts, Baumer was on the baseball team and competed in the Division III College World Series.
He also began to write fiction and poetry and to create experimental videos.
In 2016, Baumer joined The FANG Collective, an activist collective based in Rhode Island.
That April, Baumer chained himself to Textron's world headquarters to protest the manufacture of cluster bombs.
He was subsequently arrested.
Four months after the direct action, Textron ended their production of cluster bombs.
In September, Baumer organized and led a three day march from Providence, to Burrillville, Rhode Island to protest a fossil fuel power plant that was proposed for the town.
He left for his journey on October 13, 2016, from his home in Providence, Rhode Island.
On the walk, Baumer strove to raise $10,000 for FANG, an activist collective based in Rhode Island.
He also sought to protest climate change.
Each day of the walk, Baumer posted a video to YouTube documenting his trip.
He also posted poems, diary entries, and photographs on various social media sites, leading The New Yorker to call him "a compulsive social-media diarist".
In 2016, he started dating the poet and Brown University professor Ada Smailbegovic.
On January 21, 2017, Baumer was struck and killed by an S.U.V. while walking barefoot in Walton County, Florida.
The crash occurred at about 1:15 pm.
"He was wearing a high-visibility vest at the time, and walking against the traffic, in accordance with safety conventions," according to The New Yorker.
Baumer died on day 101 of his barefoot walk.
Baumer was a vegan, and did not use alcohol or drugs.
He did not own a car and would walk, run, and bike as his primary means of transportation.
In Providence, Rhode Island, he owned a house that he shared with roommates.
He identified as a minimalist and slept on a portable Shiatsu pad.
Baumer was also an avid yogi and meditator.
