| John Muir  Born: 21-Apr-1838
Birthplace: Dunbar, Scotland
Died: 24-Dec-1914
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Martinez, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Deist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist, Botanist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Patron saint of Yosemite National Park Father: Daniel Muir (d. 1885)
Mother: Ann Gilrye Muir (d. 23-Jun-1896)
Sister: Margaret (b. 1834)
Sister: Sarah (b. 1836)
Brother: David (b. 1840)
Brother: Daniel (b. 1843)
Sister: Mary (b. 1846)
Sister: Annie (b. 1846)
Sister: Joanna (b. 1850)
Wife: Louisa Wanda Strentzel ("Louie", m. 14-Apr-1880, d. 9-Aug-1905)
Daughter: Wanda Muir Hanna (b. 25-Mar-1881, d. 29-Jul-1942)
Daughter: Helen Muir (b. 23-Jan-1886, d. 7-Jun-1964)
University: University of Wisconsin
Sierra Club founder 28-May-1892
National Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006)
Scottish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Malaria
Is the subject of books:
Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir, 1945, BY: Linnie Marsh Wolfe
John Muir and His Legacy: The American Conservation Movement, 1981, BY: Stephen Fox
The Pathless Way: John Muir and American Wilderness, 1984, BY: Michael P. Cohen
Rediscovering America: John Muir in His Time and Ours, 1985, BY: Frederick W. Turner
Author of books:
The Mountains of California (1894)
Our National Parks (1901)
Stickeen (1909)
Edward Henry Harriman (1911)
My First Summer in the Sierra (1911)
The Yosemite (1912)
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913)
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #1245 (5 cents, issued 9-Apr-1964)
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