Sylvia Earle
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| Born | Sylvia Anne Reade August 30, 1935 Gibbstown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Children | Elizabeth Taylor (1961), John Richie Taylor, Gale Mead (1968) |
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| Fields | Oceanography |
| Institutions | NOAA, National Geographic |
Sylvia Alice Earle (née Reade; born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and educator. She is a National Geographic explorer.[1][2]
Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
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- ↑ Rosenblatt, Roger (October 5, 1998). "Sylvia Earle: Call Of The Sea". Time. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer Information, Facts, News, Photos". National Geographic. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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