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Sylvia Earle

1935 - Today

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Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. 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. Earle is part of the group Ocean Elders, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvia Earle is the 120th most popular biologist (down from 55th in 2019), the 1,059th most popular biography from United States (down from 625th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Biologist.

Sylvia Earle is most famous for her work in oceanography and marine conservation. She is the founder of the Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) program, which is a program that uses underwater vehicles to explore the deep sea. She has also been the Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for over 20 years.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Sylvia Earle ranks 120 out of 1,097Before her are Vladimir Vernadsky, William John Swainson, Elias Magnus Fries, John B. Calhoun, Ferdinand Cohn, and James Edward Smith. After her are Carl Peter Thunberg, John Hopfield, Erasmus Darwin, Carl Nägeli, Hans Christian Gram, and Robert Whittaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Sylvia Earle ranks 40Before her are Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Omar Bongo, Mylène Demongeot, Gherman Titov, and Charles Koch. After her are Jim Peebles, Ryke Geerd Hamer, Giya Kancheli, Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, and Danilo Kiš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvia Earle ranks 1,059 out of 20,380Before her are Douglass North (1920), René Auberjonois (1940), Chester Bennington (1976), Gertrude Ederle (1905), David Bohm (1992), and Joe Morton (1947). After her are Jonathan Banks (1947), John Hopfield (1933), Paul Tibbets (1915), H. L. Mencken (1880), Rick Rubin (1963), and Stanley Tucci (1960).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sylvia Earle ranks 16Before her are Dian Fossey (1932), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Alfred Hershey (1908), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), and John B. Calhoun (1917). After her are John Hopfield (1933), Robert Whittaker (1920), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Sam Harris (1967), John Franklin Enders (1897), and Lynn Margulis (1938).