Estella Leopold | |
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| Born | Estella Bergere Leopold January 8, 1927 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2024 (aged 97) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison University of California, Berkeley Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Paleobotanist University teacher Environmentalist |
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| Relatives | A. Starker Leopold, Luna Leopold, Nina Leopold Bradley, A. Carl Leopold |
| Awards | Paleontological Society Medal (2013) International Cosmos Prize (2010) Wilbur Cross Medal (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental protection, paleobotany, paleoecology, environmental protection |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey (1955–1976) University of Washington (1976–2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Sears |
Estella Bergere Leopold (January 8, 1927 – February 25, 2024) was an American paleobotanist and a conservationist. As a researcher in the United States Geological Survey, she aided in uncovering records of plant life from the Miocene around the Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean and from the Cenozoic era in the Rocky Mountains. As a professor of botany and forest sciences at the University of Washington, she directed the Quaternary Research Center, researched the forest history of the Pacific Northwest, and collaborated with Chinese paleobotanists. Leopold's work as a conservationist included taking legal action to help save the Florissant Fossil Beds in Colorado, and fighting pollution. She was the daughter of Aldo Leopold.[1][2][3]
- ^ jones, K. (February 28, 2024). "Estella Bergere Leopold, environmentalist and daughter of Aldo Leopold, dies at 97".
- ^ Cathy Whitlock: Estella Bergere Leopold (1927–2024), passionate environmentalist who traced changing ecosystems. Nature 628, 32 (2024), doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00905-z.
- ^ Peter Dunwiddie; Caroline A. E. Strömberg; Cathy Whitlock (10 June 2024). "Estella Bergere Leopold: Paleobotanist and conservationist extraordinaire". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121 (25). doi:10.1073/PNAS.2408242121. ISSN 0027-8424. Wikidata Q126883873.
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