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John Muir

John Muir (April 21, 1838 - December 24, 1914), environmentalist, naturalist, traveler, writer, "father" of the national parks of the United States of America, born in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. He founded the Sierra Club on May 28, 1892).

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